Table 1 Sample characteristics
Sociodemographic variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Female | 1334 (69.77) |
 Male | 578 (30.23) |
Socioeconomic status compared to classmates in school | |
 Lower than average | 675 (35.30) |
 On average | 1166 (60.98) |
 Higher than average | 71 (3.71) |
Financial stress on family due to COVID-19 | |
 Very significant stress | 70 (3.66) |
 Significant stress | 300 (15.69) |
 Moderate stress | 782 (40.90) |
 Little stress | 435 (22.75) |
 No stress | 325 (17.00) |
Education (currently pursuing) | |
 Undergraduate | 1756 (91.84) |
 Master’s education | 139 (7.27) |
 Doctorate education | 17 (0.89) |
Anxiety | |
 No symptoms (0–4) | 1248 (65.27) |
 Mild symptoms (5–9) | 480 (25.10) |
 Moderate symptoms (10–14) | 158 (8.26) |
 Severe symptoms (≥ 15) | 26 (1.36) |
Depression | |
 No symptoms (0–4) | 1022 (53.45) |
 Mild symptoms (5–9) | 592 (30.96) |
 Moderate symptoms (10–14) | 169 (8.84) |
 Moderately severe (15–19) | 102 (5.33) |
 Severe symptoms (20–27) | 27 (1.41) |
Traumatic stress | |
 No symptoms (0–8) | 630 (32.95) |
 Mild symptoms (9–25) | 944 (49.37) |
 Moderate symptoms (26–43) | 119 (6.22) |
 Severe symptoms (≥ 44) | 219 (11.45) |
Suicide ideation | |
 Never | 1538 (80.44) |
 Rarely | 261 (13.65) |
 Sometimes | 93 (4.86) |
 Often | 20 (1.05) |
Region | |
 North China (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia) | 275 (14.38) |
 Northeast China (Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang) | 61 (3.19) |
 East China (Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong) | 541 (28.29) |
 South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) | 856 (44.77) |
 Southwest China (Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunan, Tibet) | 109 (5.70) |
 Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang) | 67 (3.50) |
 Hong Kong, Macau, or living abroad | 3 (0.16) |