Table 4.
Logistic regression of the influencing factors of social phobia between urban and rural college students (subgroup analysis). aMcFadden's R2 = 0.294, GVIF for all variables is less than 1.58. bMcFadden's R2 = 0.287, GVIF for all variables is less than 1.53. – for variables without statistical significance that were removed by stepwise regression. OR odds ratio, USD United States dollar.
| Factor | Urban (n = 1257)a | Rural (n = 602)b | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Demographic information | ||||
| Gender (female vs male) | 0.73 (0.55–0.96) | 0.027 | 0.58 (0.38–0.89) | 0.013 |
| Economic zone (vs Eastern) | ||||
| Central | 1.09 (0.77–1.56) | 0.630 | – | – |
| Western | 0.95 (0.65–1.38) | 0.792 | – | – |
| Northeast | 0.40 (0.20–0.79) | 0.009 | – | – |
| Grade (vs 1) | ||||
| 2 | – | – | 0.66 (0.37–1.16) | 0.149 |
| 3 | – | – | 0.65 (0.37–1.14) | 0.136 |
| 4 or 5 | – | – | 0.38 (0.18–0.80) | 0.011 |
| Postgraduate | – | – | 0.22 (0.06–0.75) | 0.015 |
| Exercise frequency (vs < once a week) | ||||
| 1–2 times a week | – | – | 1.12 (0.70–1.80) | 0.642 |
| ≥ 3 times a week | – | – | 0.54 (0.31–0.95) | 0.034 |
| Social relations | ||||
| Never participate in student organizations (vs ever) | 1.66 (1.17–2.36) | 0.004 | ||
| Childhood bullying experience (vs never) | ||||
| Seldom | 1.15 (0.83–1.59) | 0.402 | 1.47 (0.93–2.34) | 0.102 |
| Sometimes | 2.07 (1.28–3.36) | 0.003 | 5.93 (2.87–12.24) | < 0.001 |
| Often | 3.37 (1.13–10.04) | 0.029 | 3.63 (0.64–20.48) | 0.144 |
| Family information | ||||
| Monthly household income per capita (vs < 309 USD) | ||||
| 309–772 USD | 2.79 (1.21–6.41) | 0.016 | – | – |
| 772–1543 USD | 2.11 (0.94–4.77) | 0.072 | – | – |
| > 1543 USD | 1.69 (0.74–3.87) | 0.212 | – | – |
| Parenting style (vs authoritative) | ||||
| Authoritarian | 1.38 (0.88–2.15) | 0.156 | – | – |
| Neglectful | 1.01 (0.67–1.53) | 0.965 | – | – |
| Permissive | 4.67 (1.44–15.17) | 0.010 | – | – |
| Number of siblings (vs 0) | ||||
| 1 | 1.41 (1.03–1.93) | 0.031 | – | – |
| 2 | 2.82 (1.75–4.55) | < 0.001 | – | – |
| ≥ 3 | 0.95 (0.26–3.40) | 0.933 | – | – |
| Childhood adversity experience (vs never) | ||||
| Seldom | 1.73 (1.24–2.43) | 0.001 | 1.52 (0.94–2.47) | 0.090 |
| Sometimes | 3.60 (2.28–5.69) | < 0.001 | 1.50 (0.82–2.74) | 0.183 |
| Often | 12.23 (4.38–34.17) | < 0.001 | 19.78 (2.17–180.54) | 0.008 |
| Self-evaluation | ||||
| Mobile phone dependence (vs no) | ||||
| General | 2.04 (1.42–2.93) | < 0.001 | 3.05 (1.76–5.27) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 4.64 (3.07–7.02) | < 0.001 | 5.89 (3.12–11.13) | < 0.001 |
| Appearance satisfaction (vs not very satisfied) | ||||
| Moderately satisfied | 1.10 (0.71–1.70) | 0.670 | 0.60 (0.34–1.08) | 0.089 |
| Quite satisfied | 0.79 (0.50–1.26) | 0.331 | 0.48 (0.24–0.94) | 0.032 |
| Mental health self-assessment (vs not very healthy) | ||||
| Moderately healthy | 0.83 (0.41–1.65) | 0.586 | 0.85 (0.32–2.27) | 0.746 |
| Quite healthy | 0.30 (0.15–0.61) | < 0.001 | 0.51 (0.19–1.38) | 0.186 |
| Degree of trust in strangers (vs not very trust) | ||||
| Moderately trust | – | – | 0.59 (0.37–0.93) | 0.024 |
| Quite trust | – | – | 0.59 (0.32–1.08) | 0.085 |