Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants by anxiety and depression (n = 3951).

From: Association of health locus of control with anxiety and depression and mediating roles of health risk behaviors among college students

Variables

Anxiety

Depression

n (%)

χ2

P

n (%)

χ2

P

Gender

 

1.30

0.25

 

0.79

0.37

Male

892 (53.3)

  

980 (58.5)

  

Female

1255 (55.1)

  

1365 (60.0)

  

Major

 

7.41

0.01

 

2.87

0.09

Medical

630 (51.1)

  

707 (57.4)

  

Non-medical

1517 (55.8)

  

1638 (60.2)

  

Only child in the family

 

1.80

0.18

 

0.05

0.83

Yes

759 (55.8)

  

804 (59.1)

  

No

1388 (53.6)

  

1541 (59.5)

  

Father’s education level

 

1.79

0.62

 

2.48

0.48

Primary school and below

372 (53.7)

  

415 (59.9)

  

Junior high school

847 (54.4)

  

939 (60.3)

  

Senior high school

485 (53.1)

  

522 (57.2)

  

College degree or above

443 (56.2)

  

469 (59.5)

  

Mother’s education level

 

3.11

0.38

 

0.82

0.85

Primary school and below

617 (54.7)

  

665 (58.9)

  

Junior high school

760 (52.6)

  

870 (60.3)

  

Senior high school

436 (55.6)

  

463 (59.1)

  

College degree or above

334 (56.2)

  

347 (58.4)

  

Self-rated family economic conditions (RMB)

3.05

0.55

 

3.48

0.48

 

0-999

272 (53.4)

  

314 (61.7)

  

1000–1999

356 (54.9)

  

381 (58.7)

  

2000–2999

856 (53.8)

  

925 (58.1)

  

3000–4999

386 (57.1)

  

415 (61.4)

  

>=5000

277 (52.8)

  

310 (59.1)

  

Average monthly consumption (RMB)

 

6.92

0.07

 

5.56

0.14

<=1000

703 (53.3)

  

791 (60.0)

  

1001–1500

878 (53.2)

  

949 (57.5)

  

1501–2000

384 (56.8)

  

412 (61.0)

  

> 2000

182 (59.9)

  

193 (63.5)

  

Study score

 

18.27

< 0.001

 

28.8

< 0.001

Poor

321 (60.6)

  

371 (70.0)

  

Medium

1339 (51.9)

  

1489 (57.8)

  

Good

487 (57.8)

  

485 (57.5)

  

Study burden

 

140.54

< 0.001

 

68.30

< 0.001

Heavy

989 (66.0)

  

1013 (67.6)

  

Medium

1100 (48.0)

  

1249 (54.5)

  

Light

58 (36.0)

  

83 (51.6)