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. 2022 May 18;17(5):e0268232. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268232

Table 6. Standardised factor loadings, Macdonald’s omega hierarchical and specific coefficients, and explained common variance of the bifactor model of the MHC-SF (Australia sample).

Australia Sample (N = 258)
Item GWB EWB SWB PWB
1. happy .66 .45
2. interested in life .80 .41
3. satisfied with life .78 .46
4. that you had something important to contribute to society .72 .13
5. that you belonged to a community (like a social group, your neighbourhood, your city) .73 .23
6. that our society is becoming a better place for all people .64 .69
7. that people are basically good .60 .50
8. that the way our society works makes sense to you .60 .47
9. that you liked most parts of your personality .79 -.07
10. good at managing the responsibilities of your daily life .68 .07
11. that you had warm and trusting relationships with others .74 .14
12. that you had experiences that challenged you to grow and become a better person .64 .77
13. confident to think or express your own ideas and opinions .70 .11
14. that your life has a sense of direction or meaning to it .82 .07
Omega hierarchical coefficient (MacDonald’s ωH) .89
Proportion of explained common variance (ECV) .76
Omega specific coefficient (MacDonald’s ωS) .23 .24 .05

Note. The order of the items corresponds with the ordering of the item labels in Keyes, Wissing [25]. GWB = general well-being, EWB = emotional well-being, SWB = social well-being, PWB = psychological well-being.