Table 1: Descriptive statistics for the Mood Disorder Questionnaire items for the sample (n = 151).

Item Mean * SD Skewness Kurtosis
1. So hyper to get into trouble 0.47 0.50 0.11 -2.01
2. Irritable 0.75 0.43 -1.16 -0.64
3. More self-confident 0.54 0.50 -0.16 -1.99
4. Less sleep 0.59 0.49 -0.37 -1.88
5. More talkative 0.53 0.50 -0.11 -2.01
6. Thoughts raced 0.74 0.44 -1.08 -0.84
7. Easily distracted 0.79 0.40 -1.45 0.10
8. Much more energy 0.60 0.49 -0.43 -1.84
9. Much more active 0.58 0.49 -0.31 -1.92
10. Much more social 0.35 0.47 0.64 -1.60
11. Much more interested in sex 0.33 0.47 0.71 -1.51
12. Excessive, foolish or risky things 0.35 0.48 0.61 -1.64
13. Spending money got into trouble 0.56 0.49 -0.25 -1.96

*SD = Standard Deviation

* For dichotomous items, item mean multiplied by 100 gives the percentage of “yes” responding.