Table 1.
Characteristics of the 863 undergraduate medical studentsa.
|
Total n (%) |
Persistence pattern n (%) |
Progression pattern n (%) |
Regression pattern n (%) |
Resilience pattern n (%) | F/χ2 | df | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | 863 (100) | 99 (11.47) | 216 (25.02) | 133 (15.41) | 397 (46.00) | |||
| Age, years (M ± SD) | 20.62 ± 1.45 | 20.53 ± 1.41 | 20.50 ± 1.41 | 20.76 ± 1.42 | 20.60 ± 1.45 | 1.01 | 844 | 0.89 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Female | 532 (61.65) | 64 (64.65) | 135 (62.5) | 84 (63.16) | 239 (60.2) | 0.92 | 3 | 0.82 |
| Male | 331 (38.35) | 35 (35.35) | 81 (37.5) | 49 (36.84) | 158 (39.8) | |||
| BMI, kg/m 2 | ||||||||
| <18.5 | 148 (17.15) | 15 (15.15) | 41 (18.98) | 19 (14.29) | 69 (17.38) | 14.51 | 9 | 0.11 |
| 18.5–22.9 | 533 (61.76) | 64 (64.65) | 143 (66.2) | 83 (62.41) | 232 (58.44) | |||
| 23.0–27.5 | 146 (16.92) | 16 (16.16) | 23 (10.65) | 22 (16.54) | 83 (20.91) | |||
| >27.5 | 36 (4.17) | 4 (4.04) | 9 (4.17) | 9 (6.77) | 13 (3.27) | |||
| Training program | ||||||||
| Medicine | 401 (46.47) | 44 (44.44) | 93 (43.06) | 62 (46.62) | 191 (48.11) | 2.61 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Medical technology | 330 (38.24) | 38 (38.38) | 90 (41.67) | 48 (36.09) | 150 (37.78) | |||
| Nursing | 132 (15.3) | 17 (17.17) | 33 (15.28) | 23 (17.29) | 56 (14.11) | |||
| From urban | ||||||||
| Yes | 592 (68.6) | 62 (62.63) | 141 (65.28) | 103 (77.44) | 271 (68.26) | 7.52 | 3 | 0.06 |
| No | 271 (31.4) | 37 (37.37) | 75 (34.72) | 30 (22.56) | 126 (31.74) | |||
| Having siblings | ||||||||
| Yes | 338 (39.17) | 47 (47.47) | 93 (43.06) | 43 (32.33) | 151 (38.04) | 6.99 | 3 | 0.07 |
| No | 525 (60.83) | 52 (52.53) | 123 (56.94) | 90 (67.67) | 246 (61.96) | |||
| Being a left-behind child | ||||||||
| Yes | 119 (13.79) | 15 (15.15) | 35 (16.2) | 18 (13.53) | 47 (11.84) | 2.50 | 3 | 0.48 |
| No | 744 (86.21) | 84 (84.85) | 181 (83.8) | 115 (86.47) | 350 (88.16) | |||
| Paternal educational level | ||||||||
| Primary school | 102 (11.82) | 13 (13.13) | 35 (16.2) | 16 (12.03) | 35 (8.82) | 17.45 | 6 | 0.01 |
| Middle school | 404 (46.81) | 39 (39.39) | 106 (49.07) | 50 (37.59) | 200 (50.38) | |||
| College and above | 357 (41.37) | 47 (47.47) | 75 (34.72) | 67 (50.38) | 162 (40.81) | |||
| Paternal occupation | ||||||||
| White collar | 336 (38.93) | 33 (33.33) | 81 (37.5) | 59 (44.36) | 156 (39.29) | 10.31 | 15 | 0.80 |
| Blue collar | 141 (16.34) | 17 (17.17) | 33 (15.28) | 21 (15.79) | 66 (16.62) | |||
| Farmers | 130 (15.06) | 17 (17.17) | 35 (16.2) | 18 (13.53) | 58 (14.61) | |||
| Self-employed | 132 (15.3) | 13 (13.13) | 32 (14.81) | 17 (12.78) | 68 (17.13) | |||
| Unemployment | 53 (6.14) | 10 (10.1) | 16 (7.41) | 8 (6.02) | 17 (4.28) | |||
| Other | 71 (8.23) | 9 (9.09) | 19 (8.8) | 10 (7.52) | 32 (8.06) | |||
| Maternal educational level | ||||||||
| Primary school | 167 (19.35) | 23 (23.23) | 45 (20.83) | 21 (15.79) | 74 (18.64) | 12.51 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Middle school | 415 (48.09) | 42 (42.42) | 113 (52.31) | 54 (40.6) | 197 (49.62) | |||
| College and above | 281 (32.56) | 34 (34.34) | 58 (26.85) | 58 (43.61) | 126 (31.74) | |||
| Maternal occupation | ||||||||
| White collar | 265 (30.71) | 27 (27.27) | 51 (23.61) | 57 (42.86) | 124 (31.23) | 23.30 | 15 | 0.08 |
| Blue collar | 137 (15.87) | 16 (16.16) | 39 (18.06) | 20 (15.04) | 60 (15.11) | |||
| Farmers | 147 (17.03) | 20 (20.2) | 40 (18.52) | 13 (9.77) | 72 (18.14) | |||
| Self-employed | 113 (13.09) | 9 (9.09) | 28 (12.96) | 19 (14.29) | 53 (13.35) | |||
| Unemployment | 109 (12.63) | 13 (13.13) | 34 (15.74) | 11 (8.27) | 51 (12.85) | |||
| Other | 92 (10.66) | 14 (14.14) | 24 (11.11) | 13 (9.77) | 37 (9.32) | |||
a
18 (2.09%) individuals did not have the overall mental burden changing pattern indexes, because they missed the measurement of the Kessler 6-item Psychological distress Scale, the Impact of Event Scale-Revised, or the Insomnia Severity Index.