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Characteristics of the sample (%, unless indicated) |
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| Variables |
Bielefeld, Germany N = 803 |
Lublin, Poland N = 591 |
Sofia, Bulgaria N = 709 |
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| Gender |
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| Female |
57.7 |
71.3 |
68.3 |
| Male |
42.3 |
28.7 |
31.7 |
| Age category |
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| <20 years |
1.8 |
22.9 |
55.2 |
| 20–22 years |
72.0 |
74.9 |
42.5 |
| >22 years |
26.1 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
| Having a partner |
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| Yes |
55.6 |
35.5 |
42.3 |
| No |
44.4 |
64.5 |
57.7 |
| Parental education |
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| Both university |
17.8 |
14.1 |
49.9 |
| Other |
82.2 |
85.9 |
50.1 |
| Field of study |
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| Health subjects |
7.3 |
- |
- |
| Basic science and engineering |
27.1 |
17.3 |
26.5 |
| Social science, art, teaching, languages |
47.6 |
51.7 |
54.1 |
| Business and law |
17.8 |
19.3 |
19.4 |
| Other |
0.3 |
11.7 |
- |
| Perceived burdens related to studying |
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| Mean [range] (SD) |
Mean [range] (SD) |
Mean [range] (SD) |
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| Course work+ |
4.19 [1–6] (1.12) |
4.20 [1–6] (1.19) |
3.83 [1–6] (1.24) |
| Future+ |
3.16 [1–6] (1.18) |
3.25 [1–6] (1.26) |
3.26 [1–6] (1.32) |
| Relationships+ |
2.06 [1–6] (1.33) |
2.06 [1–6] (1.37) |
2.28 [1–6] (1.28) |
| Isolation+ |
1.90 [1–6] (0.81) |
2.07 [1–5.2] (0.86) |
1.88 [1–5.4] (0.91) |
| Perceived stress |
1.73 [4–51] (0.57) |
1.99 [10–52] (0.57) |
1.83 [5–51] (0.56) |
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+ To what extent do you feel burdened in the following areas: (6 points: 1 = 'Not at all' to 6 = 'Very much'); * ANOVA for comparison between countries | |||
Mikolajczyk et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008 4:19 doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-19 |
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