Table 1.
Some characteristics of the participants (Ankara-Turkiye, 2020). † Severity ranking scores according to DASS‐42 (14). DASS‐21 mean scores are doubled to calculate severity ranking: Depression: normal = 0‐9. Anxiety: normal = 0‐7. Stress: normal = 0‐14.
| Characteristics (n=114) | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 83 | 72.8 |
| Male | 31 | 27.2 |
| Age | ||
| mean±SD=23.7±1.03; Median: 23.5, 1. Quartile:23; 3. Quartile:24; Min.:22, Max.:28 | ||
| Accommodation in this period | ||
| Foreign student, home country | 1 | 0.9 |
| Foreign student, stated in Ankara | 9 | 7.9 |
| Turkish student, at family home in Ankara | 45 | 39.5 |
| Turkish student, at family home out of Ankara | 52 | 45.6 |
| Turkish student, stated in Ankara | 7 | 6.1 |
| Having a chronic/systemic disease | ||
| No | 94 | 82.5 |
| Yes | 20 | 17.5 |
| Depression status according to DASS 21† | ||
| Normal (less than 9) | 78 | 68.4 |
| More than normal range | 36 | 31.6 |
| Anxiety status according to DASS 21† | ||
| Normal (less than 7) | 93 | 81.6 |
| More than normal range | 21 | 18.4 |
| Stress status according to DASS 21† | ||
| Normal (less than 14) | 99 | 86.8 |
| More than normal range | 15 | 13.2 |