Table 2.
The characteristics of emotional symptoms in different sociodemographic variables among college student
| Variable | Depressive symtopms | Anxiety symtopms | Stress symptoms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 238 (17.3) | 288 (20.9) | 69 (5.0) |
| Female | 252 (13.7) | 343 (18.7) | 67 (3.7) |
| χ2 | 7.601 | 2.415 | 3.562 |
| p | 0.006 | 0.120 | 0.059 |
| Registered residence | |||
| Rural | 331 (14.6) | 427 (18.8) | 88 (3.9) |
| Urban | 159 (16.9) | 204 (21.7) | 48 (5.1) |
| χ2 | 2.686 | 3.372 | 2.424 |
| p | 0.101 | 0.066 | 0.120 |
| Any siblings | |||
| Yes | 97 (15.5) | 123 (19.7) | 29 (4.6) |
| No | 393 (15.2) | 508 (19.7) | 107 (4.1) |
| χ2 | 0.039 | 0.001 | 0.311 |
| p | 0.843 | 0.989 | 0.577 |
| Father’s educational level | |||
| < High school degree | 404 (15.5) | 517 (19.8) | 105 (4.0) |
| ≥ High school degree | 86 (14.3) | 114 (19.0) | 31 (5.2) |
| χ2 | 0.522 | 0.222 | 1.547 |
| p | 0.470 | 0.637 | 0.214 |
| Mother’s educational level | |||
| < High school degree | 424 (15.1) | 547 (19.5) | 116 (4.1) |
| ≥ High school degree | 66 (16.3) | 84 (20.8) | 20 (5.0) |
| χ2 | 0.410 | 0.377 | 0.580 |
| p | 0.522 | 0.539 | 0.446 |
| Self-reported family economy | |||
| Bad | 195 (18.3) | 241 (22.6) | 57 (5.3) |
| Medium | 286 (13.9) | 379 (18.4) | 74 (3.6) |
| Good | 9 (11.1) | 11 (13.6) | 5 (6.2) |
| χ2 | 11.550 | 9.712 | 6.057 |
| p | 0.003 | 0.008 | 0.048 |
| Smoking | |||
| Yes | 61 (18.7) | 81 (24.8) | 18 (5.5) |
| No | 429 (14.9) | 550 (19.1) | 118 (4.1) |
| χ2 | 3.333 | 6.187 | 1.476 |
| p | 0.068 | 0.013 | 0.224 |
| Drinking | |||
| Yes | 92 (18.5) | 117 (23.6) | 33 (6.7) |
| No | 398 (14.7) | 514 (18.9) | 103 (3.8) |
| χ2 | 4.890 | 5.741 | 8.443 |
| p | 0.027 | 0.017 | 0.004 |
Note. Chi-square test; *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001