Table 3.
Comparison of mental health levels among medical students with different characteristics [n (%)].
| Variables | Group | Depression | Anxiety | Stress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male (n = 1,626) | 595 (36.59) | 618 (38.01) | 256 (15.74) |
| Female (n = 2,489) | 717 (28.80) | 734 (29.50) | 344 (13.82) | |
| χ2 | 27.454 | 32.344 | 2.921 | |
| P | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.087 | |
| Length of schooling | Five-year | 702 (30.03) | 726 (31.05) | 339 (14.50) |
| Four-year | 610 (34.33) | 626 (35.23) | 261 (14.69) | |
| χ2 | 8.603 | 7.980 | 0.029 | |
| P | 0.003 | 0.005 | 0.866 | |
| Grade | First-year (n = 1,328) | 383 (28.84) | 415 (31.25) | 140 (10.54) |
| Second-year (n = 1,639) | 554 33.80) | 561 (34.22) | 267 (16.29) | |
| Third-year (n = 1,148) | 375 (32.66) | 376 (32.75) | 193 (16.81) | |
| χ2 | 8.761 | 2.957 | 25.825 | |
| P | 0.013 | 0.228 | <0.001 | |
| Birthplace | City (n = 943) | 299 (31.70) | 295 (31.28) | 140 (14.85) |
| Town (n = 1,067) | 325 (30.46) | 357 (33.46) | 150 (14.05) | |
| Village (n = 2,105) | 688 (32.68) | 700 (33.25) | 310 (14.72) | |
| χ2 | 1.631 | 1.384 | 0.323 | |
| P | 0.442 | 0.501 | 0.851 | |
| Father's education level | Primary school or below (n = 763) | 258 (33.81) | 264 (34.60) | 128 (16.78) |
| Junior high school (n = 2,057) | 644 (31.31) | 661 (32.13) | 274 (13.32) | |
| Senior high school (n = 738) | 230 (31.17) | 249 (33.74) | 108 (14.63) | |
| Junior college (n = 312) | 106 (33.97) | 99 (31.73) | 43 (13.78) | |
| Bachelor degree and above (n = 245) | 74 (30.20) | 79 (32.25) | 47 (19.18) | |
| χ2 | 2.745 | 2.02 | 9.905 | |
| P | 0.601 | 0.732 | 0.042 | |
| Mother's education level | Primary school or below (n = 763) | 563 (33.33) | 584 (34.58) | 254 (15.04) |
| Junior high school (n = 2,057) | 482 (30.39) | 494 (31.14) | 224 (14.12) | |
| Senior high school (n = 738) | 158 (31.10) | 163 (32.09) | 70 (13.78) | |
| Junior college (n = 312) | 80 (35.56) | 75 (33.33) | 34 (15.11) | |
| Bachelor degree and above (n = 245) | 29 (27.10) | 36 (33.64) | 18 (16.82) | |
| χ2 | 5.927 | 4.555 | 1.295 | |
| P | 0.205 | 0.336 | 0.862 | |
| Relationship between parents | Good (n = 3,188) | 877 (27.82) | 937 (29.39) | 386 (12.11) |
| General (n = 772) | 343 (44.43) | 336 (43.52) | 150 (19.43) | |
| Poor (n = 155) | 82 (52.90) | 79 (50.97) | 64 (41.29) | |
| χ2 | 116.691 | 80.214 | 119.011 | |
| 109.115 | 78.498 | 104.781 | ||
| P | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Relationship with mother | Good (n = 3,562) | 1,034 (29.03) | 1,098 (30.82) | 483 (13.56) |
| General (n = 517) | 257 (49.71) | 232 (44.87) | 102 (19.73) | |
| Poor (n = 36) | 21 (58.33) | 22 (61.11) | 15 (41.67) | |
| χ2 | 100.612 | 53.536 | 35.19 | |
| 97.718 | 53.462 | 29.606 | ||
| P | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Relationship with father | Good (n = 3,075) | 834 (27.12) | 897 (29.17) | 371 (12.07) |
| General (n = 933) | 406 (43.52) | 382 (40.94) | 184 (19.72) | |
| Poor (n = 107) | 72 (67.29) | 73 (68.22) | 45 (42.06) | |
| χ2 | 151.991 | 107.264 | 100.274 | |
| 150.157 | 99.429 | 87.859 | ||
| P | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| The school records in the class in the past six months | Top-grade (n = 1,500) | 385 (25.67) | 433 (28.87) | 208 (13.87) |
| Middle-grade (n = 1,851) | 582 (31.44) | 597 (32.25) | 228 (12.32) | |
| Bottom-grade (n = 764) | 345 (45.16) | 322 (42.15) | 164 (21.47) | |
| χ2 | 88.84 | 41.019 | 37.305 | |
| 81.804 | 36.369 | 15.091 | ||
| P | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Online learning time (hours) | 0–2 (n = 350) | 165 (47.14) | 162 (46.29) | 89 (25.43) |
| 2–4 (n = 794) | 304 (38.29) | 318 (40.05) | 142 (17.88) | |
| ≥4 (n = 2,971) | 843 (28.37) | 872 (29.35) | 369 (12.42) | |
| χ2 | 69.364 | 63.794 | 51.162 | |
| 69.284 | 62.681 | 50.727 | ||
| P | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Satisfaction with online learning effects | Satisfied (n = 1,514) | 355 (23.45) | 395 (26.09) | 147 (9.71) |
| General (n = 1,983) | 680 (34.29) | 688 (34.69) | 279 (14.07) | |
| Dissatisfied (n = 618) | 277 (44.82) | 269 (43.53) | 174 (28.16) | |
| χ2 | 102.538 | 66.361 | 120.696 | |
| 102.503 | 66.339 | 102.992 | ||
| P | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |