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Journal of Clinical and
Basic Psychosomatics Mental health status of Chinese college students in the post-epidemic period

Table 2. Bivariate relationship between sociodemographic variables of college students’ mental health burden after the lifting of
pandemic restrictions and stress-related issues (n=1105)
Variables Categories Generalized anxiety Patient health Perceived stress Self-rating scale
disorder-7 scale questionnaire-9 scale -10 of sleep
n % n % n % n %
Sex Female 230 21** 380 34*** 452 41 159 14
Male 130 12 221 20 325 29 101 9
Place of residence Village 124 11 205 19 268 24 82 7
Town 115 10 199 18. 250 23 82 7
City 121 11 197 19 259 23 96 9
Level of education Bachelor’s 313 28 532 48 692 63 226 21
Master’s 45 4 66 6 82 7 33 3.
Doctorate 2 0.2 3 0.3 3 0.3 1 0.1
Field of study Medical 109 10** 197 18* 274 25 83 8
specialty
Nonmedical 251 23 404 37 503 46 177 16
specialty
Are you interning at this stage? No 308 28 522 47 665 60 228 21
Yes 52 5 79 7 112 10 32 3
Have you ever been vaccinated with the COVID-19 No 8 0.7* 9 0.8 12 1 9 0.8***
vaccine? Yes 352 32 592 53.6 765 69.2 251 23

Have you ever been or are you currently infected No 76 7* 122 11*** 195 18 50 5*
with COVID-19? Yes 284 26 479 43 582 53 210 19
After the easing of the COVID-19 restrictions, did No 219 20 295 27*** 339 31 137 12***
your overall pressure increase/decrease or remain Yes 141 13 306 28 438 40 123 11
unchanged?
Could you fully cope with the pressure after the No 76 7 94 9*** 102 10*** 65 5.9***
lifting of the pandemic restrictions? Yes 284 26 507 46 675 61 195 18
Do you think other students feel pressure/anxiety No 94 9 205 19*** 303 27*** 84 8***
in the wake of the relaxation of the pandemic Yes 266 24 396 36 474 41 176 16
restrictions?
After the easing of the COVID-19 restrictions, have No 88 8 190 17*** 295 27 79 7**
you reduced your interactions with others? Yes 272 25 411 37 482 44 181 16

After the COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed, did No 27 2** 52 5*** 106 10* 26 2
you worry that your highly vulnerable families and Yes 333 30 549 50 671 61 234 21
relatives would be infected with COVID-19?
Did you worry about being infected after the No 50 5 123 11*** 193 17* 54 5**
pandemic restrictions were lifted? Yes 310 28 478 43 584 53 206 19
After the COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed, did No 40 4 95 9*** 149 14 36 3**
you feel that it has become more difficult to purchase Yes 320 29 506 46 628 57 224 20
COVID-19 prevention materials?
After COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed, did No 38 4 78 7* 125 11 44 4
you pay more attention to the treatment of Yes 322 29 523 47 652 59 216 20
COVID-19?
Do you find yourself lacking the knowledge of No 83 8*** 194 18 281 25*** 83 8***
COVID-19 transmission or infection? Yes 277 25 407 37 496 45 177 16
Were you afraid of taking public transport after the No 98 9*** 228 21*** 333 30*** 89 8***
COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed? Yes 262 24 373 34 444 40 171 16

Volume 3 Issue 2 (2025) 39 doi: 10.36922/jcbp.2139