Table 5 Mental Health and Family Violence

Mental Health Continuum Short form (22)

(Response options: Never/once or twice/about once a week/2–3 times a week/almost everyday/everyday)

(Responded 2–3 times a week/almost everyday/everyday)

Emotional wellbeing- During the past month, how often did you feel:

Happy

69

73

Interested in life

67

71

Satisfied with life

60

63

Psychological wellbeing- During the past month, how often did you feel:

That you liked most parts of your personality

66

70

Good at managing the responsibilities of your daily life

74

78

That you had warm and trusting relationships with others

65

68

That you had experiences that challenged you to grow and become a better person

64

67

Confident to think or express your own ideas and opinions

68

72

That your life has a sense of direction or meaning to it

64

67

Kessler 5 score (range 0–25)(26)

(median = 10)

Those experiencing high/very high psychological distress (score 12–25)

27

28

Those experiencing moderate/low psychological distress (score 5–11)

62

65

Family violence questions (28).

In the last 12 months has anyone in your family:

Made you or your children feel unsafe or afraid?

10

11

Controlled your day-to-day activities or put you down?

7

7

Threatened to hurt you in any way?

8

8

Hit, slapped, kicked or otherwise physically hurt you?

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