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. 2022 Dec 2;19(23):16154. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192316154

Table 3.

DASS-21 mean scores categorized by age groups, gender, scholar shift, and family characteristics.

Age Groups Depression Mean Scores p-Value Anxiety Mean Scores p-Value Stress Mean Scores p-Value
14–16 8.16 ± 6.24 0.081 7.66 ± 5.78 0.570 * 10.01 ± 5.72 0.015 *
17–22 8.55 ± 6.42 7.85 ± 6.01 10.53 ± 5.97
Gender
Male 6.85 ± 5.94 0.001 * 5.91 ± 5.25 * 0.001 8.14 ± 5.56 0.001 *
Female 9.06 ± 5.98 8.64 ± 6.31 11.28 ± 5.7
School Grade
1–3 semester group 8.28 ± 6.23 0.031 7.83 ± 5.89 0.669 10.05 ± 5.75 0.123
4–6 semester group 8.41 ± 6.44 7.66 ± 5.89 10.49 ± 5.95
COVID-19 Infection
Yes 10.06 ± 6.62 0.001 * 10.05 ± 6.07 * 0.001 12.25 ± 5.85 0.001 *
No 8.19 ± 6.28 7.54 ± 5.83 10.08 ± 5.81
Family Members infected
Yes 8.20 ± 5.88 0.002 8.6 ± 6.28 0.001 10.68 ± 5.74 0.001
No 7.15 ± 5.85 8.01 ± 6.379 9.70 ± 5.937
Family COVID-19 survivor
Yes 8.47 ± 6.25 0.006 * 8.09 ± 5.92 0.020 * 10.6 ± 5.77 0.103 *
No 9.79 ± 6.51 8.97 ± 5.67 11.30 ± 5.55
Type of family
Nuclear Family 7.75 ± 6.216 7.21 ± 5.76 9.73 ± 5.820
Extended Family 8.93 ± 6.35 0.001 † 8.57 ± 6.08 0.001 † 10.95 ± 5.77 0.001 †
Single Parent Family 9.14 ± 6.45 8.23 ± 5.91 10.8 ± 5.83
Others 10.27 ± 6.32 9.21 ± 5.97 11.86 ± 5.84
Working mother
Yes 8.60 ± 6.42 0.004 8.02 ± 5.97 0.001 10.47 ± 5.86 0.006
No 7.87 ± 6.13 7.25 ± 5.71 9.87 ± 5.80
Working father
Yes 8.26 ± 6.31 0.036 7.68 ± 5.88 0.051 10.22 ± 5.82 0.24
No 9.04 ± 6.46 8.36 ± 5.98 10.61 ± 6.04

Notes: *: p-values were obtained by Student’s t-Test, †: p-values were obtained with Kruskal Wallis test.