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Table 2 Relationship between COVID-19-related perception and depressive symptoms

From: Prevalence and its associated factors of depressive symptoms among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Variables

N (%)

Depressive symptoms

χ2

P-value

No, n (%)

Yes, n (%)

Information sources

6.883

0.009

  ≤ 3

749 (44.6)

297 (39.7)

452 (60.3)

  

  ≥ 4

932 (55.4)

429 (46.0)

503 (54.0)

  

Fear of COVID-19

27.439

< 0.001

 No

602 (35.8)

311 (51.7)

291 (48.3)

  

 Yes

1079 (64.2)

415 (38.5)

664 (61.5)

  

Affected by global pandemic

19.558

< 0.001

 Moderate

400 (23.8)

211 (52.8)

189 (47.3)

  

 High

1281 (76.2)

515 (40.2)

766 (59.8)

  

Influence on social interaction

13.671

< 0.001

 No

1048 (62.3)

489 (46.7)

559 (53.3)

  

 Yes

633 (37.7)

237 (37.4)

396 (62.6)

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