Table 3.
Students’ health status scores on individual items
| Health status factor/item | M | SD | Range | Item ranking | Factor ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Somatic symptoms | 17.45 | 6.74 | 7–35 | 3 | |
| 1. Been feeling perfectly well and in good health? | 2.71 | 1.09 | 1–5 | 7 | |
| 2. Been feeling in need of a good tonic? | 2.35 | 1.19 | 1–5 | 19 | |
| 3. Been feeling run down and out of sorts? | 2.49 | 1.16 | 1–5 | 12 | |
| 4. Been feeling that you are ill? | 2.71 | 1.15 | 1–5 | 6 | |
| 5. Been getting any pains in your head? | 2.46 | 1.17 | 1–5 | 16 | |
| 6. Been getting a feeling of tightness or pressure in your head? | 2.60 | 1.22 | 1–5 | 11 | |
| 7. Been having hot or cold spells? | 2.14 | 1.08 | 1–5 | 22 | |
| II. Anxiety and insomnia | 18.24 | 7.60 | 7–35 | 2 | |
| 8.Been losing much sleep over worry? | 2.48 | 1.21 | 1–5 | 14 | |
| 9.Been having difficulty in staying asleep once you fall asleep? | 2.48 | 1.22 | 1–5 | 13 | |
| 10.Been feeling constantly under strain? | 2.74 | 1.24 | 1–5 | 5 | |
| 11.Been getting edgy or bad tempered? | 2.65 | 1.21 | 1–5 | 10 | |
| 12.Been getting scared or panicky for no reason? | 2.41 | 1.19 | 1–5 | 17 | |
| 13.Been feeling everything is getting on top of you? | 2.77 | 1.21 | 1–5 | 4 | |
| 14.Been feeling nervous and strung-out all the time? | 2.69 | 1.25 | 1–5 | 8 | |
| III. Social dysfunction | 18.47 | 6.87 | 1 | ||
| 15.Been managing to keep yourself busy and occupied? | 2.85 | 1.19 | 1–5 | 3 | |
| 16.Been taking longer over the things you do? | 2.69 | 1.19 | 1–5 | 9 | |
| 17.Been satisfied with the way you have carried out your tasks? | 2.89 | 1.14 | 1–5 | 1 | |
| 18. Been feeling capable of making decisions about things? | 2.86 | 1.14 | 1–5 | 2 | |
| 19.Been able to enjoy your normal day-to-day activities? | 2.48 | 1.10 | 1–5 | 15 | |
| 20.Been managing to keep yourself busy and occupied? | 2.41 | 1.09 | 1–5 | 18 | |
| 21.Been taking longer over the things you do? | 2.29 | 1.12 | 1–5 | 20 | |
| IV. Severe depression | 14.17 | 7.03 | 1–5 | 4 | |
| 22.Been thinking of yourself as a worthless person? | 2.11 | 1.11 | 1–5 | 23 | |
| 23.Been feeling that life is entirely hopeless? | 2.10 | 1.12 | 1–5 | 24 | |
| 24.Been feeling that life is not worth living? | 2.06 | 1.11 | 1–5 | 25 | |
| 25.Been thinking of the possibility that you may do away with yourself? | 1.94 | 1.06 | 1–5 | 26 | |
| 26.Been feeling at times that you could not do anything because your nerves were too bad? | 2.24 | 1.18 | 1–5 | 21 | |
| 27.Been finding yourself wishing you were dead and away from it all? | 1.87 | 1.05 | 1–5 | 27 | |
| 28.Been finding that the idea of taking your own life keeps coming into your mind? | 1.85 | 1.03 | 1–5 | 28 | |
| Overall | 68.4 | 25.75 | 28–139 | – | – |