Table 3 Levels of psychological distress, perceived stress and wellbeing by reason
Reason | To be with partner, family, friends | Employment or economic reasons | Studya | Holiday plans | Personal safety and health | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (%) | 3248 (81.1) | 194 (4.9) | 163 (4.1) | 54 (1.4) | 104 (2.6) | 129 (3.3) |
In Australia (%) | 2223 (88.4) | 68 (2.7) | 8 (0.3) | 48 (1.9) | 71 (2.8) | 45 (1.8) |
Overseas (%) | 1025 (70.6) | 126 (8.7) | 155 (10.7) | 6 (0.4) | 33 (2.3) | 84 (5.8) |
Negative effect | ||||||
Mean (sd) | 87.7 (15.1) | 85.3 (17.3) | 91.1 (13.7) | 48.5 (30.1) | 90.1 (14.8) | 86.4 (16.3) |
[95%CI] | [87.2; 88.3] | [82.8; 87.8] | [88.9; 93.2] | [40.0; 57.1] | [87.2; 93.2] | [83.5; 89.3] |
Psychological distress | ||||||
Mean (sd) | 30.2 (8.4) | 31.1 (8.8) | 35.7 (8.2) | 21.9 (9.2) | 33.7 (7.7) | 31.8 (9.5) |
[95%] | [29.9; 30.4] | [29.8; 32.3] | [34.4; 37.0] | [19.3; 24.4] | [32.2; 35.2] | [30.1; 33.4] |
Low distress (%) | 134 (4.1) | 8 (4.1) | 2 (1.2) | 17 (31.5) | 1 (1.0) | 5 (3.9) |
Moderate distress (%) | 402 (12.4) | 20 (10.3) | 10 (6.1) | 10 (18.5) | 6 (5.8) | 18 (14.0) |
High distress (%) | 955 (29.4) | 55 (28.4) | 25 (15.3) | 16 (29.6) | 17 (16.3) | 31 (24.0) |
Very high distress (%) | 1757 (54.1) | 111 (57.2) | 126 (77.3) | 11 (20.4) | 80 (76.9) | 75 (58.1) |
Perceived Stress | ||||||
Perceived stress, mean (sd) | 12.9 (4.1) | 12.4 (4.3) | 14.2 (4.0) | 8.6 (5.5) | 14.4 (3.4) | 13.2 (4.5) |
[95% CI] | [12.8; 13.1] | [11.8; 13.1] | [13.5; 14.9] | [7.0; 10.1] | [13.7; 15.1] | [12.4; 14.0] |
Perceived control, mean (sd) | 6.5 (2.1) | 6.5 (2.4) | 6.9 (2.7) | 4.7 (3.0) | 6.7 (2.3) | 6.8 (2.6) |
[95% CI] | [6.5; 6.6] | [6.1; 6.8] | [6.4; 7.4] | [3.9; 5.5] | [6.3; 7.2] | [6.3; 7.2] |
Mental wellbeing | ||||||
Mean (sd) | 30.3 (14.4) | 29.8 (16.0) | 24.3 (15.2) | 42.9 (17.9) | 25.9 (13.8) | 29.8 (17.2) |
[95% CI] | [28.8; 30.9] | [27.2; 32.3] | [21.5; 27.0] | [37.7; 48.1] | [22.9; 28.9] | [26.6; 33.1] |