Table 1.
Demographic and personal characteristics of the college students participated in the study.
| Variables | Number | Percent | Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | The average grade of the previous semester | ||||
| Male | 493 | 39.2 | A (19–20) | 35 | 2.8 |
| Female | 765 | 60.8 | B (17–19) | 439 | 34.9 |
| Age group (yr) | C (15–17) | 614 | 48.8 | ||
| 18–21 | 552 | 43.9 | D (<15) | 170 | 13.5 |
| 22–25 | 550 | 43.7 | Interested in the discipline | ||
| 26–29 | 112 | 8.9 | Yes | 1030 | 81.9 |
| +30 | 44 | 3.5 | No | 228 | 18.1 |
| Birth order | Optimistic about future | ||||
| First | 445 | 35.4 | Yes | 998 | 79.3 |
| Second | 396 | 31.5 | No | 260 | 20.7 |
| Third | 228 | 18.1 | Having a boyfriend/girlfriend | ||
| Forth | 189 | 15.0 | Yes | 650 | 51.7 |
| Marital status | No | 608 | 48.3 | ||
| Single/divorced | 1094 | 87.0 | Experiencing a break-up | ||
| Married | 164 | 13.0 | Yes | 419 | 33.3 |
| Drug abuse (opium/Psychedelic) | No | 839 | 66.7 | ||
| Yes | 123 | 9.8 | Having sexual intercourse | ||
| No | 1135 | 90.2 | None | 1065 | 84.7 |
| Residence | Heterosexual | 94 | 7.5 | ||
| Dormitory | 888 | 70.6 | Homosexual | 99 | 7.9 |
| Parents' house | 370 | 29.4 | City | ||
| Father's educational level | Hometown (Hamadan) | 381 | 30.3 | ||
| Diploma | 592 | 47.1 | Surrounding towns | 396 | 31.5 |
| BSc | 435 | 34.6 | Towns of other provinces | 481 | 38.2 |
| MSc | 166 | 13.2 | Suicide thought lifetime | ||
| MD | 65 | 5.2 | Yes | 166 | 13.2 |
| Mother's educational level | No | 1092 | 86.8 | ||
| Diploma | 804 | 63.9 | Suicide attempt lifetime | ||
| BSc | 313 | 24.9 | Yes | 77 | 6.1 |
| MSc | 108 | 8.6 | No | 1181 | 93.9 |
| MD | 33 | 2.6 | Using social media | ||
| Student's education level | Yes | 1106 | 87.9 | ||
| BSc | 599 | 47.6 | No | 152 | 12.1 |
| MSc | 96 | 7.6 | GHQ28 | ||
| MD | 519 | 41.3 | Has not psychiatric distress | 741 | 58.9 |
| PhD | 44 | 3.5 | Has psychiatric distress | 517 | 41.1 |