Table 3.
The frequency at which each MFQ item is endorsed in the population sample
| MFQ Item | Mean Item Score (range 0–2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent‐rated | Child‐rated | |
| 1. S/he felt miserable or unhappy. | 0.70 | 0.65 |
| 2. S/he didn't enjoy anything at all. | 0.25 | 0.17 |
| 3. S/he was less hungry than usual. | 0.30 | 0.46 |
| 4. S/he ate more than usual. | 0.45 | 0.49 |
| 5. S/he felt so tired s/he just sat around and did nothing. | 0.42 | 0.56 |
| 6. S/he was moving and walking more slowly than usual. | 0.15 | 0.26 |
| 7. S/he was very restless. | 0.40 | 0.50 |
| 8. S/he felt s/he was no good anymore. | 0.25 | 0.24 |
| 9. S/he blamed him/herself for things that weren't his/her fault. | 0.24 | 0.28 |
| 10. It was hard for him/her to make up his/her mind. | 0.59 | 0.62 |
| 11. S/he felt grumpy and cross with his/her parents. | 0.86 | 0.73 |
| 12. S/he felt like talking less than usual. | 0.37 | 0.41 |
| 13. S/he was talking more slowly than usual. | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| 14. S/he cried a lot. | 0.27 | 0.29 |
| 15. S/he thought there was nothing good for him/her in the future. | 0.13 | 0.27 |
| 16. S/he thought that life wasn't worth living. | 0.07 | 0.17 |
| 17. S/he thought about death or dying. | 0.14 | 0.24 |
| 18. S/he thought his/her family would be better off without him/her. | 0.08 | 0.18 |
| 19. S/he thought about killing him/herself. | 0.03 | 0.09 |
| 20. S/he didn't want to see his/her friends. | 0.16 | 0.19 |
| 21. S/he found it hard to think properly or concentrate. | 0.42 | 0.50 |
| 22. S/he thought bad things would happen to him/her. | 0.14 | 0.32 |
| 23. S/he hated him/herself. | 0.15 | 0.29 |
| 24. S/he felt s/he was a bad person. | 0.11 | 0.23 |
| 25. S/he thought s/he looked ugly. | 0.25 | 0.50 |
| 26. S/he worried about aches and pains. | 0.43 | 0.41 |
| 27. S/he felt lonely. | 0.28 | 0.35 |
| 28. S/he thought nobody really loved him/her. | 0.24 | 0.22 |
| 29. S/he didn't have any fun at school. | 0.33 | 0.40 |
| 30. S/he thought s/he could never be as good as other kids. | 0.28 | 0.33 |
| 31. S/he felt s/he did everything wrong. | 0.20 | 0.22 |
| 32. S/he didn't sleep as well as s/he usually sleeps. | 0.22 | 0.46 |
| 33. S/he slept a lot more than usual. | 0.21 | 0.38 |
| 34. S/he wasn't as happy as usual, even when s/he was praised or rewarded | 0.23 | 0.30 |
ADHD, Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Mean scores were calculated for each MFQ item allowing them to be ranked from highest to lowest according to how common they were. The five most frequently endorsed items for both parent and child‐rated MFQ are highlighted in bold.