Table 5 Logistic regression of the influencing factors of social phobia between the only child and child with siblings (subgroup analysis). aMcFadden's R2 = 0.312. GVIF for all variables is less than 1.57. bMcFadden's R2 = 0.285. GVIF for all variables is less than 1.61. – for variables without statistical significance that were removed by stepwise regression. / for not applicable. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index, GPA grade point average, USD United States dollar.

From: Factors affecting social phobia among Chinese college students in the context of COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Factor

The only child (n = 873)a

Child with siblings (n = 986)b

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Demographic information

 Gender (female vs male)

0.42 (0.30–0.59)

< 0.001

 Nation (ethnic minorities vs ethnic Han)

2.05 (0.95–4.46)

0.069

 Economic zone (vs Eastern)

  Central

0.80 (0.51–1.26)

0.338

  Western

0.77 (0.48–1.24)

0.284

  Northeast

0.34 (0.17–0.69)

0.003

 Region (rural vs urban)

0.70 (0.51–0.98)

0.037

 College type (985 vs non-985)

0.76 (0.53–1.10)

0.144

 GPA ranking (vs top 20%)

  20–40%

2.03 (1.27–3.24)

0.003

  40–60%

1.87 (1.14–3.08)

0.013

  60–80%

1.47 (0.74–2.91)

0.275

  After 80%

2.39 (0.91–6.32)

0.078

 BMI (vs normal)

  Overweight

0.53 (0.30–0.93)

0.028

  Obesity

1.68 (0.62–4.58)

0.308

  Underweight

1.66 (1.13–2.44)

0.010

 Exercise frequency (vs < once a week)

  1–2 times a week

0.99 (0.62–1.57)

0.954

  ≥ 3 times a week

0.66 (0.40–1.11)

0.120

Social relations

 Being in love now (yes vs no)

0.78 (0.57–1.08)

0.141

 Never participate in student organizations (vs ever)

1.32 (0.92–1.89)

0.127

 Childhood bullying experience (vs never)

  Seldom

1.33 (0.89–1.99)

0.165

1.13 (0.79–1.63)

0.504

  Sometimes

2.32 (1.29–4.18)

0.005

3.63 (2.06–6.40)

< 0.001

  Often

2.43 (0.70–8.40)

0.161

4.57 (1.11–18.74)

0.035

Family information

 Monthly household income per capita (vs < 309 USD)

  309–772 USD

2.22 (0.85–5.82)

0.104

  772–1543 USD

1.61 (0.63–4.15)

0.322

  > 1543 USD

1.19 (0.46–3.11)

0.716

 Closeness of family relationship (vs close)

  General

1.73 (1.17–2.54)

0.006

  Alienated

1.12 (0.39–3.23)

0.830

 Number of siblings (vs 1)

  2

/

/

1.72 (1.19–2.48)

0.004

  ≥ 3

/

/

0.85 (0.43–1.70)

0.654

 Childhood adversity experience (vs never)

  Seldom

1.52 (1.00–2.31)

0.049

1.67 (1.15–2.45)

0.008

  Sometimes

5.09 (2.95–8.78)

< 0.001

1.46 (0.89–2.39)

0.137

  Often

12.23 (3.71–40.32)

< 0.001

11.63 (2.51–53.90)

0.002

Self-evaluation

 Mobile phone dependence (vs no)

  General

1.49 (0.95–2.35)

0.086

2.97 (1.96–4.50)

< 0.001

  Yes

5.19 (3.15–8.54)

< 0.001

5.01 (3.09–8.14)

< 0.001

 Appearance satisfaction (vs not very satisfied)

  Moderately satisfied

1.02 (0.48–2.15)

0.962

0.86 (0.54–1.36)

0.523

  Quite satisfied

0.34 (0.16–0.71)

0.004

0.57 (0.34–0.96)

0.035

 Mental health self-assessment (vs not very healthy)

  Moderately healthy

0.54 (0.22–1.34)

0.182

  Quite healthy

0.26 (0.11–0.66)

0.004

 Degree of trust in strangers (vs not very trust)

  Moderately trust

0.76 (0.53–1.08)

0.125

  Quite trust

1.18 (0.75–1.87)

0.475