Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample

Age, M (SD)

26.26 (9.30)

21.78 (5.85)

31.46 (9.85)

Gender, n (%)

 Female

379 (62.0)

226 (68.9)

153 (54.1)

 Male

231 (37.8)

101 (30.8)

130 (45.9)

 Other

1 (0.2)

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Caucasian/European

375 (61.4)

228 (69.5)

147 (52.1)

 Asian/Indian

199 (32.6)

87 (26.5)

112 (39.7)

 Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander/Pacific Islander

9 (1.5)

4 (1.2)

5 (1.8)

 Latino/South American

8 (1.3)

1 (0.3)

7 (2.5)

 African

7 (1.1)

2 (0.6)

5 (1.8)

 Middle Eastern

4 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

4 (1.4)

 Multiple/Other

8 (1.3)

6 (1.8)

2 (0.7)

Born in Australia

351 (57.4)

226 (68.9)

125 (44.2)

Moved to attend university

389 (63.7)

205 (62.5)

184 (65.0)

Living situation

 University residential housing

219 (35.8)

146 (44.5)

73 (25.8)

 With parents

93 (15.2)

83 (25.3)

10 (3.5)

 With partner and/or children

109 (17.8)

21 (6.4)

88 (31.1)

 Alone

34 (5.6)

9 (2.7)

25 (8.8)

 Other off campus

156 (25.5)

69 (21.0)

87 (30.7)

Financial stress

 No financial stress

187 (30.6)

80 (24.4)

107 (37.8)

 Occasional financial stress

308 (50.4)

182 (55.5)

126 (44.5)

 Frequent financial stress

67 (11.0)

35 (10.7)

32 (11.3)

 Constant financial stress

49 (8.0)

31 (9.5)

18 (6.4)

Receiving assistance payments from Government

185 (30.3)

97 (29.6)

88 (31.1)

Relationship status

 Single

307 (50.2)

198 (60.4)

109 (38.5)

 In a romantic relationship

304 (49.8)

130 (39.6)

174 (61.5)

Study load

 Full-time

530 (86.7)

310 (94.5)

220 (77.7)

 Part-time

81 (13.3)

18 (5.5)

63 (23.3)

International student

162 (26.5)

44 (13.4)

118 (41.7)

Identify as LGBTIQ

52 (8.5)

36 (11.0)

16 (5.7)

PHQ-9, M (SD)

7.33 (5.73)

8.37 (6.08)

6.05 (4.97)

GAD-7, M (SD)

5.60 (5.04)

6.44 (5.26)

4.55 (4.56)