Table 3.

Bivariate analysis of categorical variables associated with depression and anxiety

	PHQ-9					GAD-7
	M	SD	t	p	Cohen's d	M	SD	t	p	Cohen's d
Gender
Female	11.26	6.56	− 0.43	0.663	0.05	10.63	5.36	− 0.36	0.713	0.04
Male	10.94	5.74				10.39	5.80
Age group
18–25	12.40	6.56	5.12	< 0.001	− 0.54	11.14	5.56	2.64	0.009	− 0.29
> 25	9.07	5.37				9.54	5.24
Professional status
Employed	10.10	5.86	2.61	0.009	− 0.28	10.23	5.37	0.946	0.345	− 0.10
Unemployed	11.89	6.55				10.80	5.55

	M	SD	F (2, 347)	p	η2	M	SD	F (2, 346)	p	η2
Job loss
Yes	14.15	6.14	10.44	< 0.001	0.72	11.73	5.18	3.73	0.025	0.28
No	9.72	5.95				9.75	5.37
Not applicable	12.04	6.41				11.20	5.57

Values for the M [mean] and SD [standard deviation], for the anxiety Generalized Anxiety Disorder [GAD-7], and depression Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-9] with their respective T-statistic, F-statistic, p-value for the various analysis