Comparison of scores of PHQ-9, GAD7, PSS-10 and SSRS in various variables
| Variables | PHQ-9 | GAD-7 | PSS-10 | SSRS | |||||||||
| Md (Q1–Q3) | Z/χ2 | P value | Md (Q1–Q3) | Z/χ 2 | P value | M (SD) | F | P value | M (SD) | F | P value | ||
| Gender | Female | 3 (1–6) | −1.601 | 0.109 | 2 (0–4) | −1.569 | 0.117 | 12.58 (5.48) | 0.088 | 0.767 | 44.05 (7.51) | 0.809 | 0.368 |
| Male | 2 (0–6) | 1 (0–4) | 12.35 (5.72) | 43.70 (7.92) | |||||||||
| Domicile | Central China | 4 (1–6.25) | −2.534* | 0.011 | 2 (0–5) | −3.017** | 0.003 | 13.12 (5.49) | 3.297 | 0.070 | 43.82 (7.44) | 0.149 | 0.699 |
| Non-central China | 3 (1–5) | 1 (0–4) | 12.44 (5.53) | 44.01 (7.62) | |||||||||
| Marital status | Married or remarried | 3 (1–6) | −1.771 | 0.077 | 1 (0–4) | −1.945 | 0.052 | 12.48 (5.48) | 1.747 | 0.186 | 44.38 (7.33) | 52.873*** | <0.001 |
| Divorced or widowed | 4 (1–7) | 2 (0–6) | 13.44 (6.35) | 37.38 (8.86) | |||||||||
| Occupation | Workers | 2 (1–6) | 6.690 | 0.350 | 1.5 (0–4.25) | 3.347 | 0.764 | 13.47 (6.06) | 0.714 | 0.639 | 45.34 (8.47) | 2.520* | 0.020 |
| Clerks | 3 (1–5) | 1 (0–4) | 12.51 (5.28) | 43.78 (7.45) | |||||||||
| Civil servants | 3 (0–5) | 1 (0–4) | 12.55 (5.39) | 45.61 (7.24) | |||||||||
| Professional and technical workers | 3 (1–5) | 2 (0–4) | 11.95 (5.70) | 44.51 (7.70) | |||||||||
| Farmers | 4 (1.25–6) | 2 (0–6) | 13.96 (6.08) | 44.21 (6.42) | |||||||||
| Self-employed | 3 (1–6) | 1 (0–4.75) | 12.93 (5.32) | 43.40 (7.56) | |||||||||
| Unemployed | 3 (1–7) | 2 (0–5) | 12.83 (5.93) | 41.79 (7.36) | |||||||||
| Quarantine | Yes | 3 (1–7) | −2.379* | 0.017 | 2 (0–5) | −1.296 | 0.195 | 13.40 (5.57) | 3.341 | 0.068 | 44.06 (7.57) | 0.812 | 0.368 |
| No | 3 (1–5) | 1 (0–4) | 12.41 (5.51) | 43.43 (7.75) | |||||||||
| Parents’ history of mental illness | No | 3 (1–5) | −7.820*** | <0.001 | 1 (0–4) | −9.050*** | <0.001 | 12.21 (5.38) | 48.080*** | <0.001 | 44.30 (7.45) | 24.721*** | <0.001 |
| Yes | 7 (4–9) | 6 (3–8.5) | 16.20 (5.86) | 40.29 (8.25) | |||||||||
| Family economic level | Low | 3.5 (1–6) | −4.012*** | <0.001 | 2 (0–5) | −2.166* | 0.030 | 13.74 (5.58) | 16.746*** | <0.001 | 42.22 (7.91) | 22.761*** | <0.001 |
| Medium or high | 2 (1–5) | 1 (0–4) | 12.08 (5.44) | 44.64 (7.36) | |||||||||
| Child's learning stage | Primary school | 3 (1–6) | 24.428*** | <0.001 | 2 (0–5) | 24.036*** | <0.001 | 13.16 (5.43) | 1.399 | 0.242 | 42.87 (7.73) | 11.981*** | <0.001 |
| Middle school | 3 (1–6) | 2 (0–5) | 12.42 (5.77) | 44.33 (7.34) | |||||||||
| High school | 3 (1–6) | 1 (0–5) | 12.64 (5.11) | 43.06 (7.35) | |||||||||
| College | 2 (0–4) | 0 (0–3) | 11.62 (5.73) | 46.42 (7.60) | |||||||||
| Family conflicts | No | 2 (0–5) | −10.849*** | <0.001 | 1 (0–3) | −11.465*** | <0.001 | 11.81 (5.31) | 81.861*** | <0.001 | 44.73 (7.39) | 45.826*** | <0.001 |
| Yes | 5 (3–8) | 5 (2–7) | 15.36 (5.48) | 41.05 (7.65) | |||||||||
| Marital satisfaction | Low | 4 (2–7) | 125.311*** | <0.001 | 3 (1–6) | 101.271*** | <0.001 | 14.21 (5.31) | 36.559*** | <0.001 | 40.51 (7.53) | 82.425*** | <0.001 |
| Medium | 2 (1–5) | 1 (0–3.25) | 12.24 (5.04) | 45.01 (6.62) | |||||||||
| High | 1 (0–4) | 0 (0–3) | 10.99 (5.71) | 46.77 (7.08) | |||||||||
| Intimacy with child | Low | 3 (1–7) | 58.186*** | <0.001 | 2 (0–5) | 40.261*** | <0.001 | 13.83 (5.23) | 25.361*** | <0.001 | 42.07 (7.52) | 34.070*** | <0.001 |
| Medium | 3 (1–5) | 2 (0–5) | 12.34 (5.36) | 43.82 (7.21) | |||||||||
| High | 1 (0–4) | 0 (0–3) | 11.24 (5.67) | 46.28 (7.38) | |||||||||
| Parenting style | Authoritative | 3 (1–6) | 37.296*** | <0.001 | 2 (0–5) | 26.540*** | <0.001 | 12.83 (5.80) | 6.732*** | <0.001 | 43.82 (7.54) | 1.24 | 0.296 |
| Authoritarian | 7 (3–9) | 3 (1–5) | 15.74 (5.31) | 42.32 (7.45) | |||||||||
| Permissive | 2 (1–5) | 1 (0–4) | 12.12 (5.33) | 44.23 (7.65) | |||||||||
| Uninvolved | 4 (1.75–7) | 2 (0–4.25) | 13.48 (5.54) | 42.95 (6.96) | |||||||||
*P<0.05, **p<0.01,***p<0.001.
GAD-7, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7; M, mean; Md, median; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9; PSS-10, Perceived Stress Scale-10; Q1, first quartile; Q3, third quartile; SSRS, Social Support Rating Scale.