Table 2.
Results of univariate multilevel linear regression analysis for depressive and anxiety symptoms
| PHQ-9 score | GAD-7 score | |||||
| Estimate | 95% CI | Estimate | 95% CI | |||
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||
| Age | −0.066 | −0.085 | −0.046 | −0.037 | −0.053 | −0.021 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Female | −0.093 | −0.45 | 0.28 | 0.15 | −0.15 | 0.45 |
| Marriage | ||||||
| Singled | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Married/coupled | −0.75 | −1.07 | −0.42 | −0.29 | −0.56 | −0.023 |
| Education | ||||||
| Primary school | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Junior high school | 0.28 | −0.74 | 1.49 | −0.091 | −0.96 | 0.84 |
| High school | 0.68 | −0.59 | 1.64 | 0.21 | −0.90 | 0.90 |
| College and above | 0.93 | −0.19 | 2.27 | 0.75 | −0.14 | 1.85 |
| Monthly personal income | ||||||
| ≤$439.49 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| $439.64–$732.58 | 0.18 | −0.24 | 0.59 | −0.028 | −0.3 | 0.31 |
| $732.73–$1465.31 | −0.72 | −1.27 | −0.16 | −0.59 | −1.04 | −0.14 |
| ≥$1465.46 | 3.80 | 2.22 | 5.38 | 2.74 | 1.46 | 4.02 |
| Years in Shenzhen | −0.050 | −0.075 | −0.025 | −0.022 | −0.042 | −0.0013 |
| Adaption | ||||||
| Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| No | 1.83 | 1.48 | 2.17 | 1.11 | 0.83 | 1.40 |
| Discrimination | ||||||
| Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| No | −0.80 | −1.05 | −0.55 | −0.61 | −0.81 | −0.41 |
| Smoking | ||||||
| Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| No | −0.59 | −0.93 | −0.24 | −0.21 | −0.49 | 0.072 |
| Drinking | ||||||
| Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| No | −0.84 | −1.05 | −0.62 | −0.53 | −0.71 | −0.35 |
| Number of mental health source | −0.28 | −0.45 | −0.12 | −0.19 | −0.333 | −0.056 |
| Loneliness (ULS-6) | 0.62 | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.54 |
| Impulsiveness (BIS-11) | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.16 |
| Social support (SSRS) | −0.14 | −0.16 | −0.12 | −0.095 | −0.11 | −0.081 |
| Coping | ||||||
| Positive coping | −0.058 | −0.078 | −0.038 | −0.040 | −0.057 | −0.023 |
| Negative coping | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.21 |
| Meaning of life (C-MLQ) | −0.055 | −0.069 | −0.042 | −0.040 | −0.051 | −0.028 |
BIS-11, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale; C-MLQ, Chinese version of Meaning in Life Questionnaire; GAD-7, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7; SSRS, Social Support Rating Scale; ULS-6, 6-item UCLA Loneliness Scale.