Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for the items of the Positive Mental Health Questionnaire.
| Item No. | Item Content | M | SD | S | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor 1: Personal satisfaction | |||||
| 4 | I like myself as I am. | 3.51 | 0.72 | −1.40 | 1.40 |
| 6 | I feel like I am about to explode. | 3.30 | 0.72 | −1.00 | 1.21 |
| 7 | I find life to be boring and monotonous. | 3.61 | 0.68 | −1.94 | 3.75 |
| 12 | I view the future with pessimism. | 3.76 | 0.57 | −2.70 | 7.94 |
| 14 | I see myself as less important than those around me. | 3.76 | 0.59 | −2.85 | 8.23 |
| 31 | I feel inept and useless. | 3.85 | 0.51 | −4.01 | 16.89 |
| 38 | I feel unsatisfied with myself. | 3.40 | 0.98 | −1.52 | 1.01 |
| 39 | I feel unsatisfied with the way I look. | 3.38 | 0.82 | −1.29 | 1.05 |
| Factor 2: Prosocial attitude | |||||
| 1 | I find it especially difficult to accept others when their attitudes are different from mine. | 3.40 | 0.67 | −1.02 | 1.31 |
| 3 | I find it particularly difficult to listen to people tell me their problems. | 3.65 | 0.64 | −2.16 | 5.25 |
| 23 | I feel that I am someone to be trusted. | 3.86 | 0.45 | −3.79 | 16.59 |
| 25 | I consider the needs of others. | 3.23 | 0.84 | −0.71 | −0.54 |
| 37 | I like to help others. | 3.65 | 0.62 | −1.87 | 3.43 |
| Factor 3: Self-control | |||||
| 2 | Problems often cause me to feel blocked. | 3.44 | 0.66 | −1.20 | 2.01 |
| 5 | I am able to control myself when I feel negative emotions. | 3.12 | 0.82 | −0.52 | −0.57 |
| 21 | I am able to control myself when I have negative thoughts. | 3.28 | 0.80 | −0.76 | −0.41 |
| 22 | I am able to maintain a high level of self-control in conflictive situations in my life. | 3.33 | 0.71 | −0.62 | −0.66 |
| 26 | When I experience unpleasant external pressure, I am able to maintain my personal balance. | 3.24 | 0.77 | −0.79 | 0.14 |
| Factor 4: Autonomy | |||||
| 10 | I worry a lot about what others think of me. | 3.32 | 0.77 | −1.04 | 0.75 |
| 13 | The opinions of others have a strong influence on me when I have to make decisions. | 3.49 | 0.67 | −1.24 | 1.46 |
| 19 | It troubles me when people criticize me. | 3.31 | 0.79 | −0.96 | 0.28 |
| 33 | I find it hard to hold my own opinions. | 3.57 | 0.71 | −1.67 | 2.29 |
| 34 | When I have to make big decisions, I feel very unsure of myself. | 3.34 | 0.79 | −1.25 | 1.31 |
| Factor 5: Problem-solving and self-actualization | |||||
| 15 | I am able to make decisions on my own. | 3.68 | 0.69 | −2.35 | 5.13 |
| 16 | I try to look for the positive side when bad things happen to me. | 3.45 | 0.69 | −0.96 | 0.10 |
| 17 | I try to improve myself as a person. | 3.73 | 0.59 | −2.27 | 4.92 |
| 27 | When there are changes in my surroundings, I try to adapt to them. | 3.60 | 0.63 | −1.43 | 1.49 |
| 28 | In the face of a problem, I am able to ask for information. | 3.59 | 0.66 | −1.52 | 1.71 |
| 29 | I find changes in my daily routine to be stimulating. | 3.23 | 0.76 | −0.52 | −0.71 |
| 32 | I try to develop my abilities to the maximum. | 3.61 | 0.64 | −1.73 | 3.03 |
| 35 | I am able to say no when I want to. | 3.15 | 0.92 | −0.69 | −0.67 |
| 36 | When I am faced with a problem, I try to find possible solutions. | 3.73 | 0.54 | −2.22 | 5.62 |
| Factor 6: Interpersonal relationship skills | |||||
| 8 | I find it particularly difficult to provide emotional support to others. | 3.48 | 0.71 | −1.39 | 1.85 |
| 9 | I find it hard to establish deep and satisfying interpersonal relationships with some people. | 3.50 | 0.71 | −1.35 | 1.42 |
| 11 | I feel that I have a strong ability to put myself in the shoes of others and to understand their responses. | 3.04 | 0.93 | −0.57 | −0.73 |
| 18 | I consider myself to be a good professional. | 3.74 | 0.54 | −2.34 | 6.25 |
| 20 | I think that I am a sociable person. | 3.19 | 0.84 | −0.67 | −0.52 |
| 24 | I find it particularly hard to understand the feelings of others. | 3.40 | 0.73 | −1.10 | 0.88 |
| 30 | I find it hard to relate openly with my teachers/bosses. | 3.35 | 0.83 | −1.22 | 0.84 |
Notes: K: kurtosis; M: mean; S: skewness; SD: standard deviation.