Table 2

Descriptive statistics, standardised factor loadings from model 7 and correlations between the model 7 factors and the covariates

				Model 7
Item	Mean	SD	GPH	PW	NW
Item 1. Able to concentrate	1.03	0.37	0.42*	0.49*
Item 2. Lost sleep over worry	0.57	0.75	0.78*	0.07
Item 3. Playing a useful part in things	0.96	0.31	0.09*	0.59*
Item 4. Capable of making decisions	0.96	0.30	0.14*	0.70*
Item 5. Constantly under strain	0.71	0.79	0.83*	0.03
Item 6. Could not overcome difficulties	0.44	0.66	0.76*	0.25*
Item 7. Enjoy day-to-day activities	1.01	0.40	0.53*	0.55*
Item 8. Face up to problems	0.99	0.32	0.39*	0.60*
Item 9. Feeling unhappy and depressed	0.37	0.66	0.78*	0.38*
Item 10. Losing confidence in yourself	0.19	0.48	0.53*	0.70*
Item 11. Thinking of yourself as a worthless person	0.12	0.40	0.48*	0.72*
Item 12. Feeling reasonably happy	0.99	0.38	0.44*	0.72*
Relation between the model 7 factors and the socio-demographic variables
Sex	0.13*	−0.08*	−0.02
Age	0.11*	0.08*	0.01
Educational level	0.00	−0.02	−0.06

*P< 0.05.
GPH, General Health Psychology;NW, negative wording factor; PW, positive wording factor.