Table 2.
Items Included in the Four Scale Measures
| Mean (standard deviation) | |
|---|---|
| Measure 1: Personal competencea | |
| I usually manage one way or another | 6.25 (1.1) |
| I feel proud I have accomplished things in life | 6.39 (1.1) |
| I am friends with myself | 6.40 (0.81) |
| I have self-discipline | 6.14 (1.2) |
| I can usually find something to laugh about | 6.36 (0.72) |
| My life has meaning | 6.49 (0.75) |
| Measure 2: Acceptance of self and lifea | |
| Keeping interested in things is important to me | 6.46 (0.78) |
| I usually take things in stride | 6.06 (1.17) |
| I keep interested in things | 6.12 (1.15) |
| I can usually look at a situation in a number of different ways | 6.25 (0.90) |
| I am able to depend on myself more than anyone | 6.49 (0.79) |
| I take things one day at a time | 6.23 (1.13) |
| Measure 3: Perceived stressb In the last month, how often have you: | |
| Been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly | 2.96 (0.99) |
| Felt that you were unable to control important things in your life | 2.70 (1.11) |
| Felt nervous or stressed | 3.30 (1.08) |
| Found that you could not cope with all things you had to do | 2.45 (1.06) |
| Been angered because of things outside of your control | 3.03 (1.10) |
| Felt difficulties were piling up so high you could not overcome these | 2.66 (1.07) |
| Been able to control irritations in lifec | 3.51 (1.01) |
| Felt you were on top of thingsc | 3.62 (1.12) |
| Measure 4: Depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideationb How much have you felt the following in the past 7 days? | |
| Feeling not interested in things | 2.11 (1.14) |
| Feeling lonely | 2.64 (1.44) |
| Feeling blue | 2.42 (1.31) |
| Feeling worthless | 1.67 (1.11) |
| Feeling hopeless about the future | 1.93 (1.28) |
| Thoughts about ending your life | 1.11 (0.52) |
| Nervousness or shakiness inside | 2.03 (1.21) |
| Suddenly scared for no reason | 1.59 (1.10) |
| Spells of terror or panic | 1.50 (1.00) |
| Feeling fearful | 1.70 (1.01) |
a
Response options provided on a 7-point Likert scale with higher numbers equating with greater levels of the construct.
b
Response options provided on a 5-point Likert scale with higher numbers equating with greater levels of the construct.
c
Reverse coded.