Table 3.
Estimated category severity and variance parameters: males aged 24–34
| Psychological distress item | j | κ j1 | κ j2 | κ j3 | κ j4 | σj |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felt nervous | 1 | 0.0 | –0.38 (0.06) | 0.63 (0.06) | 1.74 (0.06) | 1.0 |
| Felt hopeless | 2 | –0.38 (0.07) | –0.10 (0.06) | 0.90 (0.06) | 2.02 (0.06) | 0.58 (0.02) |
| Felt restless | 3 | –0.34 (0.07) | 0.12 (0.06) | 1.12 ( 0.06) | 2.24 (0.06) | 0.71 (0.03) |
| Felt depressed | 4 | –0.51 (0.08) | 0.04 (0.06) | 1.05 (0.06) | 2.17 (0.07) | 0.74 (0.02) |
| Everything was an effort | 5 | 0.79 (0.08) | 1.80 (0.07) | 2.81 (0.07) | 3.93 (0.07) | 1.20 (0.02) |
| Felt worthless | 6 | –0.61 (0.09) | 0.08 (0.06) | 1.09 (0.06) | 2.21 (0.09) | 1.05 (0.04) |
The categories are: 1 is all of the time, 2 is most of the time, 3 is some of the time, 4 is a little of the time and 5 is none of the time. Standard errors are in brackets.