Table 3.
Chi-square coefficients dichotomized students’ characteristics (both countries) correlating with heightened levels of depression and anxiety per period (T1, T2).
| T1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Depression | Anxiety |
| <26 years of age or younger | .084 | .048 |
| Single (yes) | .16* | 1.00* |
| Living alone (yes) | .06 | .052 |
| Having children | .075* | .014 |
| Job next to study | 1.30** | .06 |
| ≥3 years of education (yes) | .09 | .062 |
| Study delay (yes) | .061 | .069 |
| Spending >21 hours/week on study (yes) | 1.6*** | .053 |
| <401 hours clinical practice in total (yes) | .083 | .021 |
| History of psychological problems (yes) | 1.7*** | 1.4** |
| T2 | ||
| Characteristics | Depression | Anxiety |
| <26 years of age or younger | .006 | .045 |
| Single (yes) | .12* | .14* |
| Living alone (yes) | .33* | .011 |
| Having children | .063 | .019 |
| Job next to study | .039 | .047 |
| ≥3 years of education (yes) | .04 | .089 |
| Study delay (yes) | .008 | .043 |
| Spending >21 hours/week on study (yes) | .062 | .065 |
| <401 hours clinical practice in total (yes) | .03 | .065 |
| History of psychological problems (yes) | 2.7*** | 1.8*** |
Note*p <.05 (2-tailed); **p <.01 (2-tailed); ***p <.001 (2-tailed)