Table 2.
Characteristics of emerging adults (aged 18–30 years) who completed the DSM 5 and ASQ survey questions, Saudi Arabia, 2020–2021.
| Participant Characteristics | Total N = 491 n (%) |
Experienced Symptoms of Mental Health Disease during COVID-19 Pandemic (n = 449; 91.45%) |
Did Not Experienced Symptoms of Mental Health Disease during COVID-19 Pandemic (n = 42; 8.55%) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | ||||
| 18–20 years | 148 (30.14) | 137 (92.57) | 11 (7.43) | 0.84 |
| 21–25 years | 175 (35.64) | 159 (90.86) | 16 (9.14) | |
| 25–30 years | 168 (34.22) | 153 (91.07) | 15 (8.93) | |
| Gender | 0.87 | |||
| Male | 98 (19.96) | 90 (91.84) | 8 (8.16) | |
| Female | 393 (80.04) | 359 (91.35) | 34 (8.65) | |
| Current student | ||||
| Yes | 328 (66.80) | 300 (91.46) | 28 (8.54) | 0.91 * |
| No | 158 (32.18) | 144 (91.14) | 14 (8.86) | |
| Missing | 5 (1.02) | 5 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Level of education | ||||
| Undergraduate | 427 (86.97) | 390 (91.33) | 37 (8.67) | 0.82 |
| Post-graduate | 64 (13.03) | 59 (92.19) | 5 (7.81) | |
| Prior diagnosis of mental disorder | ||||
| Yes | 46 (9.37) | 46 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) | - ** |
| No | 445 (90.63) | 403 (90.56) | 42 (9.44) | |
| Diagnosed with COVID-19 | ||||
| Yes | 76 (15.48) | 69 (90.79) | 7 (9.21) | 0.82 |
| No | 415 (84.52) | 380 (91.57) | 35 (8.43) | |
* Missing category not included in computing p-values. ** p-value not computed due to zero value in one cell.