Table 1 Socio-demographic and mental health features of Chinese college freshmen
Males | Females | χ2/t | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 822) | (N = 1,251) | |||
Residence | ||||
- City | 221 (10.61%) | 319 (11.38%) | 0.56 | 0.46 |
- Rural | 588 (20.99%) | 916 (44.00%) | ||
Only-child status | ||||
- Yes | 151 (7.30%) | 151 (7.30%) | 16.29 | < 0.001 |
- No | 656 (31.51%) | 1084 (52.07%) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
- Han | 470 (22.57%) | 750 (36.02%) | 1.66 | 0.20 |
- Other minority | 351 (16.86%) | 498 (23.92%) | ||
GAD-7 | ||||
- GAD-7 ≥ 10 | 83 (3.99%) | 134 (6.44%) | 0.20 | 0.66 |
- GAD-7 < 10 | 739 (35.49%) | 1,117 (53.65%) | ||
PHQ-9 | ||||
- PHQ-9 ≥ 7 | 261 (12.54%) | 424 (20.37%) | 1.03 | 0.31 |
- PHQ-9 < 7 | 561 (26.95%) | 827 (39.72%) | ||
GAD-7 ≥ 10, mean (SD) | 13.29 (3.21) | 13.05 (2.89) | 0.56 | 0.57 |
PHQ-9 ≥ 7, mean (SD) | 10.75 (4.24) | 10.32 (3.61) | 1.38 | 0.17 |