Table 1.
Characteristics of depressive symptoms in college students (%).
| Variable | n | PHQ-9 | χ2-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No depression | Mild depression | Moderate depression | Moderate to severe depression | |||
| Gender | 1.96 | |||||
| Male | 432 | 245 (56.7) | 136 (31.5) | 30 (6.9) | 21 (4.9) | |
| Female | 703 | 406 (57.8) | 232 (33.0) | 38 (5.4) | 27 (3.8) | |
| Major | 26.10b | |||||
| School of public health | 232 | 150 (64.7) | 66 (28.4) | 12 (5.2) | 4 (1.7) | |
| School of nursing | 334 | 201 (60.2) | 112 (33.5) | 14 (4.2) | 7 (2.1) | |
| School of chemistry and environmental sciences | 265 | 141 (53.2) | 92 (34.8) | 16 (6.0) | 16 (6.0) | |
| School of sports | 304 | 159 (52.3) | 98 (32.2) | 26 (8.6) | 21 (6.9) | |
| Self-reported study burden | 16.40a | |||||
| Low | 21 | 11 (52.4) | 8 (38.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.5) | |
| Medium | 695 | 420 (60.4) | 209 (30.1) | 46 (6.6) | 20 (2.9) | |
| High | 419 | 220 (52.5) | 151 (36.0) | 22 (5.3) | 26 (6.2) | |
| Living place | 5.04 | |||||
| Rural | 633 | 347 (54.8) | 222 (35.1) | 39 (6.2) | 25 (3.9) | |
| Urban | 502 | 304 (60.5) | 146 (29.1) | 29 (5.8) | 23 (4.6) | |
| Only child status | 0.49 | |||||
| Yes | 268 | 158 (59.0) | 84 (31.3) | 16 (6.0) | 10 (3.7) | |
| No | 867 | 493 (56.9) | 284 (32.8) | 52 (6.0) | 38 (4.3) | |
| Father's education level | 19.70b | |||||
| Primary school and below | 257 | 130 (50.6) | 88 (34.2) | 18 (7.0) | 21 (8.2) | |
| Middle school | 539 | 306 (56.8) | 182 (33.8) | 32 (5.9) | 19 (3.5) | |
| Senior high school and above | 339 | 215 (63.4) | 98 (28.9) | 18 (5.3) | 8 (2.4) | |
| Mother's education level | 7.09 | |||||
| Primary school and below | 497 | 270 (54.3) | 171 (34.4) | 31 (6.3) | 25 (5.0) | |
| Middle school | 396 | 227 (57.3) | 132 (33.3) | 22 (5.6) | 15 (3.8) | |
| Senior high school and above | 242 | 154 (63.6) | 65 (26.9) | 15 (6.2) | 8 (3.3) | |
| Self-reported family economy | 14.08a | |||||
| Low | 272 | 139 (51.1) | 98 (36.0) | 15 (5.5) | 20 (7.4) | |
| Medium | 800 | 470 (58.8) | 255 (31.9) | 49 (6.1) | 26 (3.2) | |
| High | 63 | 42 (66.7) | 15 (23.8) | 4 (6.3) | 2 (3.2) | |
a
P-value < 0.05.
b
P-value < 0.001.