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. 2020 Jul 24;17(15):5321. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155321

Table 1.

Prevalence of depressive symptoms in the students.

Variable Total Sample
(n = 1062)
Depressive Symptoms χ2 φ/V
No (n = 550) Yes (n = 512)
Gender 0.007 0.003
  Male 576 (54.2) 299 (51.9) 277 (48.1)
  Female 486 (45.8) 251 (51.6) 235 (48.4)
Grade 0.047 −0.007
  Junior school 374 (35.2) 192 (51.3) 182 (48.7)
  Senior high school 688 (64.8) 358 (52.0) 330 (48.0)
Registered residence area 0.783 −0.027
  Rural 351 (33.1) 175 (49.9) 176 (50.1)
  Urban 711 (66.9) 375 (52.7) 336 (47.3)
Any siblings 1.310 0.035
  No 635 (59.8) 338 (61.5) 297 (46.8)
  Yes 427 (40.2) 212 (49.6) 219 (50.4)
Father’s educational level 0.031 0.005
  <High school degree 563 (53.0) 293 (52.0) 270 (48.0)
  ≥High school degree 499 (47.0) 257 (51.5) 242 (48.5)
Mother’s educational level 0.854 −0.028
  <High school degree 586 (55.2) 296 (50.5) 290 (49.5)
  ≥High school degree 476 (44.8) 254 (53.4) 222 (46.6)
Perceived family economy status 10.932 ** 0.101 **
  Low 65 (6.1) 21 (32.3) 44 (67.7)
  Medium 801 (75.4) 421 (52.6) 380 (47.4)
  High 196 (18.5) 108 (55.1) 88 (44.9)
Perceived academic performance 29.888 *** 0.168 ***
  Low 256 (24.1) 98 (38.3) 158 (61.7)
  Medium 584 (55.0) 313 (53.6) 271 (46.4)
  High 222 (20.9) 139 (62.6) 83 (37.4)
Perceived learning task 21.275 *** 0.142 ***
  Low 82 (7.7) 48 (58.5) 34 (41.5)
  Medium 667 (62.8) 374 (43.9) 293 (43.9)
  High 313 (29.5) 128 (40.9) 185 (59.1)
Health literacy 73.244 *** 0.263 ***
  Low 257 (24.2) 78 (30.4) 179 (69.6)
  Medium 524 (49.3) 285 (54.4) 239 (45.6)
  High 281 (26.5) 187 (66.5) 94 (33.5)
Alexithymia 52.914 *** 0.223 ***
  No 872 (82.1) 497 (57.0) 375 (43.0)
  Yes 190 (17.9) 53 (27.9) 137 (72.1)

Statistical methods: chi-squared test. φ/V is effect sizes. ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.