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Table 1 CFA standardised loadings, measurement errors and intra-class correlations (by school)

From: The student resilience survey: psychometric validation and associations with mental health

Subscales

Items in questionnaire

Factor loading

Measurement error

Intraclass correlation

Family connection

At home, there is an adult who:

 Is interested in my school work

0.77

0.007

0.040

 Believes that I will be a success

0.85

0.006

0.034

 Wants me to do my best

0.86

0.009

0.057

 Listens to me when I have something to say

0.81

0.005

0.037

School connection

At school, there is an adult who:

 Really cares about me

0.79

0.024

0.176

 Tells me when I do a good job

0.86

0.011

0.140

 Listens to me when I have something to say

0.84

0.006

0.147

 Believes that I will be a success

0.85

0.010

0.114

Community connection

Away from school, there is an adult who:

 Really cares about me

0.90

0.003

0.041

 Tells me when I do a good job

0.92

0.002

0.038

 Believes that I will be a success

0.94

0.002

0.040

 I trust

0.85

0.004

0.044

Participation in home and school life

Home and school

 I do things at home that make a difference (i.e. make things better)

0.77

0.005

0.032

 I help my family make decisions

0.75

0.005

0.014

 At school, I decide things like class activities or rules

0.69

0.007

0.036

 I do things at my school that make a difference (i.e. make things better)

0.81

0.005

0.044

Participation in community life

Away from school

 I am a member of a club, sports team, church group, or other group

0.80

0.012

0.063

 I take lessons in music, art, sports, or have a hobby

0.88

0.011

0.057

Self-esteem

I can work out my problems

0.77

0.005

0.033

I can do most things if I try

0.83

0.005

0.061

There are many things that I do well

0.83

0.005

0.064

Empathy

I feel bad when someone gets their feelings hurt

0.80

0.007

0.043

I try to understand what other people feel

0.87

0.006

0.036

Problem solving

When I need help, I find someone to talk to

0.83

0.004

0.043

I know where to go for help when I have a problem

0.84

0.004

0.056

I try to work out problems by talking about them

0.81

0.004

0.040

Goals and aspirations

I have goals and plans for future

0.75

0.007

0.039

I think I will be successful when I grow up

0.90

0.006

0.065

Peer support

Are there students at your school who would:

 Choose you on their team at school

0.72

0.005

0.029

 Explain the rules of a game if you didn’t understand them

0.75

0.005

0.054

 Invite you to their home

0.75

0.004

0.041

 Share things with you

0.83

0.004

0.038

 Help you if you hurt yourself

0.84

0.005

0.050

 Miss you if you weren’t at school

0.79

0.004

0.040

 Make you feel better if something is bothering you

0.86

0.004

0.028

 Pick you for a partner

0.81

0.004

0.034

 Help you if other students are being mean to you

0.85

0.004

0.039

 Tell you you’re their friend

0.87

0.004

0.031

 Ask you to join in when you are all alone

0.86

0.003

0.039

 Tell you secrets

0.73

0.005

0.047

  1. All factor loadings in CFA are significant at p < 0.001; CFI = 0.99; TLI = 0.99; RMSEA = 0.01, SRMR within = 0.03; SRMR between = 0.62; n = 7663
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