Table 1 Definitions and descriptive statistics for each type of variable
From: The impact of COVID-19 quarantine on college students’ mental health
Variable | Definition | Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variable | Anxiety | 1 = No anxiety, 5 = very anxious | 2.296 | 1.054 | 1 | 5 |
Independent variable | Quarantine | 0 = no, 1 = yes | 0.462 | 0.499 | 0 | 1 |
Mediating variable | Academic stress | 1 = no stress, 4 = very stressful | 2.783 | 0.742 | 1 | 4 |
Employment pressure | 1 = no pressure, 4 = very stressful | 2.991 | 0.862 | 1 | 4 | |
Sleep quality | 1 = very bad, 5 = very good | 3.331 | 0.953 | 1 | 5 | |
Control variable | Age | 16–24 | 19.806 | 1.217 | 16 | 24 |
Gender | 0 = women, 1 = men | 0.368 | 0.482 | 0 | 1 | |
Marital status | 0 = non-single, 1 = single | 0.763 | 0.425 | 0 | 1 | |
Interpersonal relationship | 1 = very bad, 5 = very good | 3.509 | 0.730 | 1 | 5 | |
Annual household income (RMB yuan) | 1 = less than 20,000 2 = 20,000–49,999 3 = 50,000–99,999 4 = 100,000-199,999 5 = 200,000 or above | 2.933 | 1.234 | 1 | 5 | |
Father’s education level | 1 = illiteracy, 7 = Bachelor or above | 3.590 | 1.525 | 1 | 7 | |
Father’s health status | 1 = very poor, 5 = very good | 3.594 | 0.874 | 1 | 5 | |
Whether the family residence has COVID-19 patients | 0 = no, 1 = yes | 0.160 | 0.367 | 0 | 1 | |
concern about COVID-19 | 1 = very frequent, 5 = very little | 2.602 | 0.947 | 1 | 5 | |
Self-assessment infection risk | 1 = none, 4 = high | 1.730 | 0.587 | 1 | 4 | |