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Table 1 Assessing the correlations, internal consistency, and unidimensionality of adapted well-being, generalized anxiety and boredom proneness scale items

From: Prevalence and changes in boredom, anxiety and well-being among Ghanaians during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study

 

Item-test correlation

Item-total correlation

alpha if item deleted

CFA FL (STDYX)

Adapted WHO-5 Well-being scale: Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic …

 I have felt cheerful in good spirits

0.79

0.67

0.86

0.70

 I have felt calm and relaxed

0.85

0.76

0.84

0.81

 I have felt active and vigorous

0.81

0.70

0.86

0.80

 I woke up feeling fresh and rested

0.83

0.72

0.85

0.84

 My daily life has been filled with things that interest me

0.82

0.71

0.86

0.80

Adapted Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale: since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic I have …

 Being feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge

0.79

0.68

0.86

0.83

 Not being able to stop or control worrying

0.80

0.71

0.86

0.86

 Worrying too much about different things

0.79

0.69

0.86

0.83

 Trouble relaxing

0.79

0.70

0.86

0.84

 Being so restless that it is hard to sit still

0.70

0.60

0.87

0.75

 Becoming easily annoyed or irritable

0.69

0.59

0.87

0.73

 Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen

0.77

67.00

0.86

0.80

Adapted Boredom Proneness Scale: since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic...

 1. I often find myself at “loose ends,” not knowing what to do.

0.79

0.72

0.89

0.77

 2. I find it hard to entertain myself

0.79

0.71

0.89

0.76

 3.Many things I have to do are repetitive and monotonous.

0.69

0.58

0.90

0.65

 4. It takes more stimulation to get me going than most people.

0.79

0.72

0.89

0.80

 5. I don’t feel motivated by most things that I do

0.81

0.75

0.89

0.83

 6. In most situations, it is hard for me to find something to do or see to keep me interested.

0.84

0.78

0.89

0.86

 7. Much of the time, I just sit around doing nothing

0.77

0.68

0.90

0.76

 8.Unless I am doing something exciting, even dangerous, I feel half-dead and dull.

0.76

0.68

0.90

0.77

  1. WHO World Health Organization, alpha Cronbach’s alpha, CFA FL Confirmatory Factor Analysis Factor Loadings, STDYX Standardized values