Table 1.
Descriptive results, K10 scores, and scores on the Mental Health Continuum
| University A (N = 554) |
University B (N = 3188) |
University C (N = 464) |
Total (All Combined) (N = 4206) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 177 (32.1%) | 953 (29.9%) | 78 (16.8%) | 1208 (28.8%) |
| Female | 371 (67.2%) | 2195 (69.0%) | 385 (83.2%) | 2951 (70.3%) |
| Other | 4 (0.7%) | 35 (1.1%) | – | 39 (0.9%) |
| Year | ||||
| 1st | 119 (21.5%) | 695 (21.8%) | 138 (29.7%) | 952 (22.7%) |
| 2nd | 136 (24.5%) | 610 (19.1%) | 104 (22.4%) | 850 (20.2%) |
| 3rd | 153 (27.6%) | 701 (22.0%) | 95 (20.5%) | 949 (22.6%) |
| 4th | 100 (18.1%) | 652 (20.5%) | 76 (16.4%) | 828 (19.7%) |
| 5th and up | 46 (8.3%) | 526 (16.5%) | 51 (11.0%) | 623 (14.8%) |
| K10 | ||||
| Well | 324 (58.5%) | 1350 (42.3%) | 245 (52.8%) | 1919 (45.6%) |
| Mild mental disorder | 97 (17.5%) | 673 (21.1%) | 93 (20.0%) | 863 (20.5%) |
| Moderate mental disorder | 51 (9.2%) | 503 (15.8%) | 63 (13.6%) | 617 (14.7%) |
| Severe mental disorder | 82 (14.8%) | 662 (20.8%) | 63 (13.6%) | 807 (19.2%) |
| Mental Health Continuum: mean item score (SD) | ||||
| 1. Mood | 1.57 (0.81) | 1.73 (0.81) | 1.51 (0.71) | 1.69 (0.81) |
| 2. Attitude & performance | 1.56 (0.69) | 1.77 (0.70) | 1.59 (0.64) | 1.72 (0.70) |
| 3. Sleep | 1.70 (1.00) | 1.89 (1.10) | 1.74 (1.03) | 1.85 (1.09) |
| 4. Physical symptoms | 1.67 (0.80) | 1.86 (0.84) | 1.70 (0.74) | 1.81 (0.82) |
| 5. Social behaviours | 1.56 (0.72) | 1.68 (0.73) | 1.47 (0.63) | 1.64 (0.73) |
| 6. Alcohol & gambling | 1.37 (0.59) | 1.30 (0.56) | 1.25 (0.49) | 1.30 (0.55) |
Note. K10 score: less than 20 – well; 20–24 – mild mental disorder; 25–29 – moderate mental disorder; 30 and above – severe mental disorder
MHC score: 1 – healthy mental health; 4 – ill mental health