Table 1.
Distribution of MPS and NPS by different variables in a sample unweighted (Model 1) and weighted (Model 2) for gender.
| Variables | Values | Model 1 – Unweighted sample | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPS n=163 | NPS n=60 | Non-users n=1057 | Total N=1280 | Chi-square sig. | ||
| Gender | Females | 53.4% | 68.3% | 65.4% | 64.0% | P=0.009 |
| Males | 46.6% | 31.7% | 34.6% | 36.0% | ||
| Age | Younger (below 24) | 35.8% | 30.5% | 29.9% | 30.7% | NS |
| Older (24 and above) | 64.2% | 69.5% | 70.1% | 69.3% | ||
| Current place of residence | Dorms (or student village) | 27.0% | 32.2% | 22.2% | 23.3% | P=0.039 |
| At home with parents | 34.6% | 16.9% | 33.5% | 32.8% | ||
| Other (rental/own home/other) | 38.4% | 50.8% | 44.3% | 43.8% | ||
| Academic faculty | Health | 25.8% | 30.9% | 37.3% | 35.5% | P=0.022 |
| Nature | 13.8% | 16.4% | 11.9% | 12.4% | ||
| Social | 33.3% | 38.2% | 33.7% | 33.8% | ||
| Engineering | 27.0% | 14.7% | 17.1% | 18.3% | ||
| Initial self-reported symptoms of attention disorder (6 items, α=.70) | Low level of symptoms | 22.8% | 43.1% | 56.0% | 51.0% | P=0.000 |
| High level of symptoms | 77.2% | 56.9% | 44.0% | 49.0% | ||
| Impulsivity (5 items, α=.69) | Low impulsivity | 62.0% | 70.0% | 43.2% | 46.9% | P=0.000 |
| High impulsivity | 38.0% | 30.0% | 56.8% | 53.1% | ||
| Deviant behaviors (7 items, α=.75) | Low deviance | 56.8% | 50.0% | 66.9% | 64.8% | P=0.005 |
| High deviance | 43.2% | 50.0% | 33.1% | 35.2% | ||
| Variables | Values | Model 2 – Weighted for gender | ||||
| MPS n=163 | NPS n=60 | Non-users n=1057 | Total N=1280 | Chi-square sig. | ||
| Gender | Females | 40.4% | 55.9% | 52.8% | 51.3% | P=0.008 |
| Males | 59.6% | 44.1% | 47.2% | 48.7% | ||
| Age | Younger (below 24) | 38.8% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 32.5% | NS |
| Older (24 and above) | 61.2% | 68.4% | 68.4% | 67.5% | ||
| Current place of residence | Dorms (or student village) | 27.5% | 31.6% | 22.3% | 23.4% | P=0.074 |
| At home with parents | 31.7% | 17.5% | 33.2% | 32.3% | ||
| Other (rental/own home/other) | 40.7% | 50.9% | 44.5% | 44.3% | ||
| Academic faculty | Health | 22.2% | 26.4% | 33.7% | 31.8% | P=0.009 |
| Nature | 15.0% | 17.0% | 12.5% | 13.0% | ||
| Social | 28.7% | 37.7% | 31.1% | 31.0% | ||
| Engineering | 34.1% | 18.9% | 22.8% | 22.8% | ||
| Initial self-reported symptoms of attention disorder (6 items, α=.70) | Low level of symptoms | 23.5% | 42.1% | 55.1% | 50.1% | P=0.000 |
| High level of symptoms | 76.5% | 57.9% | 44.9% | 49.9% | ||
| Impulsivity (5 items, α=.69) | Low impulsivity | 64.6% | 70.8% | 44.4% | 48.4% | P=0.000 |
| High impulsivity | 35.4% | 29.2% | 55.6% | 51.6% | ||
| Deviant behaviors (7 items, α=.75) | Low deviance | 56.8% | 48.9% | 65.5% | 63.6% | P=0.014 |
| High deviance | 43.2% | 51.1% | 34.5% | 36.4% | ||
*
p<0.05;
**
p<0.01;
***
p<0.001