Items

Never

Almost Never

Sometimes

Fairly

often

Very

often

Mean (±SD)

1) Been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly

23

(6.0)

25

(6.5)

232

(60.6)

69

(18.0)

34

(8.9)

2.17

(0.90)

2) Felt that you were unable to control important things in your life

45

(11.7)

73

(19.1)

195

(50.9)

46

(12.0)

24

(6.3)

1.82

(1.00)

3) Felt nervous and “stressed”

12

(3.1)

43

(11.2)

197

(51.4)

79

(20.6)

52

(13.6)

2.30

(0.95)

4) Felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems

17

(4.4)

24

(6.3)

120

(31.3)

120

(31.3)

102

(26.6)

1.31

(1.07)

5) Felt that things were going your way

17

(4.4)

50

(13.1)

201

(52.5)

99

(25.8)

16

(4.2)

1.88

(0.85)

6) Found that you could not cope with all things you had to do

39

(10.2)

102

(26.6)

173

(45.2)

50

(13.1)

19

(5.0)

1.76

(0.97)

7) Been able to control irritations in your life

10

(2.6)

38

(9.9)

161

(42.0)

118

(30.8)

56

(14.6)

1.55

(0.95)

8) Felt that you were on top of things

16

(4.2)

61

(15.9)

197

(51.4)

82

(21.4)

27

(7.0)

1.89

(0.90)

9) Been angered because of things that happened that were out of your control

23

(6.0)

65

(17.0)

193

(50.4)

80

(20.9)

22

(5.7)

2.03

(0.92)

10) Felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them

42

(11.0)

99

(25.8)

176

(46.0)

46

(12.0)

20

(5.2)

1.75

(0.98)