Table 2.
Association Between Sociodemographic Characteristics, Academic Background And Internet Use Characteristics With Anxiety (n = 237).
| Variables | Anxiety | Test Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
χ2 | df | p-Value | |
| Gender | 0.497 | 1 | 0.593 | ||
| Male | 60 (83.3) | 12 (16.7) | |||
| Female | 131 (79.4) | 34 (20.6) | |||
| Marital Status | 0.377 a | 1 | 0.478 | ||
| Single | 189 (80.8) | 45 (19.2) | |||
| Married | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | |||
| Hometown | 0.298 | 1 | 0.620 | ||
| Urban | 112 (79.4) | 29 (20.6) | |||
| Rural | 79 (82.3) | 17 (17.7) | |||
| Parental household income | 2.844 a | 1 | 0.105 | ||
| <RM 2000 | 31 (91.2) | 3 (8.8) | |||
| >RM 2000 | 160 (78.8) | 43 (21.2)) | |||
| Academic years | 6.739 | 1 | 0.013 * | ||
| Pre-clinical | 88 (73.9) | 31 (26.1) | |||
| Clinical | 103 (87.3) | 15 (12.7) | |||
| Supplementary exam | 0.047 a | 1 | 0.688 | ||
| Yes | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | |||
| No | 184 (80.7) | 44 (19.3) | |||
| Ownership of gadget | 0.001 a | 1 | 1.000 | ||
| Personally owned | 187 (80.6) | 45 (19.4) | |||
| Shared with others | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) | |||
| Total screen time/day | 1.479 | 1 | 0.300 | ||
| <7 h | 40 (87.0) | 6 (13.0) | |||
| >7 h | 151 (79.1) | 40 (20.9) | |||
Note: a Fisher’s exact test, * Significant at p < 0.05; Abbreviation: RM, Malaysian Ringgit.