Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (N = 670).

From: Mediational effect analysis of childhood emotional abuse on prodromal psychotic symptoms in self-taught examination students

Variables

Total students (n = 670)

Mean ± SD

F/t

P

Age

 ≤ 22

445(66.4%)

5.75 ± 13.08

1.368

0.172

 > 22

225(33.6%)

7.32 ± 15.79

Gender

Male

233 (34.8%)

6.59 ± 15.45

0.425

0.671

Female

437 (65.2%)

6.11 ± 13.26

Major

Art

172(25.7%)

8.28 ± 16.75

2.095

0.100

Language

75(11.2%)

4.41 ± 8.32

Economics

236(35.2%)

5.21 ± 12.82

Computer

187(27.9%)

6.52 ± 14.51

Work experience

Yes

370(55.2%)

6.54 ± 14.06

0.535

0.593

No

300(44.8%)

5.95 ± 14.05

Academic performance

Excellent

168(25.1%)

5.04 ± 12.65

1.863

0.135

Good

356(53.1%)

5.91 ± 13.52

Medium

139(20.7%)

8.58 ± 16.79

Poor

7(1.1%)

9.14 ± 9.75

Grade

Freshman

322(48.1%)

5.79 ± 13.93

0.858

0.391

Sophomore

348(51.9%)

6.72 ± 14.17

Residence

Urban

272(40.6%)

6.18 ± 14.60

0.139

0.870

Towns

191(28.5%)

6.71 ± 13.20

Rural

207(30.9%)

6.00 ± 14.14

Monthly living expenses

0–1000

145(21.7%)

6.19 ± 13.65

1.534

0.204

1001–1500

244(36.4%)

7.65 ± 15.78

1501–2000

187(27.9%)

5.50 ± 13.25

 > 2000

94(14.0%)

4.39 ± 10.97

Only child

Yes

403(60.1%)

6.06 ± 13.75

0.479

0.632

No

267(39.9%)

6.60 ± 14.52

Single-parent family

Yes

74(11.0%)

5.64 ± 14.68

0.416

0.678

No

596(89.0%)

6.36 ± 13.98

Personality

Introverted

357(53.3%)

7.91 ± 15.61

3.232

0.001

Extroverted

313(46.7%)

4.42 ± 11.79

Weekly exercise frequency

0

178(26.6%)

8.16 ± 15.44

2.196

0.112

1–3

385(57.4%)

5.57 ± 12.90

 > 3

107(16.0%)

5.69 ± 15.40

Physical condition

Healthy

528(78.8%)

4.14 ± 11.31

37.143

 < 0.001

General

126(18.8%)

12.95 ± 18.53

Poor

16(2.4%)

24.31 ± 23.80

Number of friends

0

11(1.6%)

8.55 ± 12.10

1.788

0.148

1–3

210(31.4%)

7.89 ± 15.55

4–6

170(25.4%)

6.24 ± 13.27

 ≥ 6

279(41.6%)

5.00 ± 13.32

Emotional status

Single

521(77.8%)

6.72 ± 14.84

1.543

0.123

Romance

149(22.2%)

4.71 ± 10.75

Future planning

Education

130(19.4%)

5.65 ± 13.16

0.337

0.714

Employment

453(67.6%)

6.58 ± 14.12

Entrepreneurship

87(13.0%)

5.61 ± 15.05

Negative emotion

Have

158(23.6%)

16.24 ± 20.13

11.086

 < 0.001

None

512(76.4%)

3.20 ± 9.69

Non-suicidal self-injury

Yes

13(1.9%)

23.69 ± 24.86

4.580

 < 0.001

No

657(98.1%)

5.93 ± 13.56

  1. Mean ± SD indicates the mean value ± standard deviation of the scores for prodromal psychotic symptoms within different subgroups of participants.
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