Table 7.

Comparison of psychological morbidity among 1^st year versus 4^th year engineering students

Scales	t	df	P
Depression (SDS score)	0.545	143	0.587
Anxiety (SAS score)	0.427	143	0.670
Problem drinking (MAST score)	1.500	143	0.136
Tobacco use disorder (NDSS score)	0.350	143	0.727
Problem drug use (DAST score)	−1.514	143	0.132
Social stress score	−3.277	143	0.001
RISCI score (stress component)	0.033	143	0.974
HESI score (educational stress)	0.547	143	0.585

SDS – Zung’s self-rating scale for depression; SAS – Zung’s self-rating scale for anxiety; MAST – Michigan alcohol screening test; NDSS – Nicotine dependence syndrome scale; DAST – Drug abuse screening test; RISCI – Rhode island stress and coping inventory; HESI – Higher education stress inventory