Table 2.
Summary Statistics for the BSI-18 items by subscale, and skewness.
| Item | Item number | M | SD | Skews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression subscale (α = .83) | ||||
| No interest | 2 | 0.67 | 1.04 | 2.48 |
| Lonely | 5 | 0.46 | 0.93 | 2.32 |
| Blue | 8 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.55 |
| Worthlessness | 11 | 0.50 | 0.93 | 2.93 |
| Hopelessness | 14 | 0.59 | 0.97 | 1.17 |
| Suicide | 17 | 0.09 | 0.44 | 2.04 |
| Anxiety subscale (α = .89) | ||||
| Nervousness | 3 | 1.54 | 1.32 | 3.20 |
| Tense | 6 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 2.21 |
| Scared | 9 | 0.42 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| Panic | 12 | 0.41 | 0.92 | 1.40 |
| Restlessness | 15 | 0.50 | 0.95 | 0.88 |
| Fearful | 18 | 0.96 | 1.16 | 2.04 |
| Somatic subscale (α = .72) | ||||
| Faintness | 1 | 0.33 | 0.74 | 0.41 |
| Chest paints | 4 | 0.26 | 0.70 | 5.51 |
| Nausea | 7 | 0.76 | 1.13 | 0.89 |
| Short breath | 10 | 0.30 | 0.74 | 1.30 |
| Numbness | 13 | 0.71 | 1.06 | 1.81 |
| Weakness | 16 | 0.88 | 1.10 | 2.40 |
| GSI total (α = .91) | ||||
Note. BSI-18 = Brief symptom Inventory-18; GSI = Global Severity Index. All correlations were significant at p < .05.