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.