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Table 3 Gender differences in mental health

From: Sleep disturbances and mental strain in university students: results from an online survey in Luxembourg and Germany

Variable

Female university students

M (SD)

Male university students

M (SD)

Significancea

PSQI—sleep quality for all students

7.33 (3.77)

6.94 (3.47)

F (1, 2593) = 6.17; p = .013*

ESS—daytime sleepi-ness for all students

8.59 (3.75)

7.63 (3.59)

F (1, 2573) = 33.73; p = .000**

MEQ—chronotype for all students

46.85 (9.38)

44.22 (9.82)

F (1, 2781) = 38.34; p = .000**

PHQ-9—depression for all students

7.54 (4.80)

6.56 (4.81)

F (1, 2632) = 21.02; p = .000**

PHQ—stress for all students

5.39 (3.22)

4.62 (2.84)

F (1, 2613) = 52.23; p = .000**

SIAS—social phobia for all students

23.62 (10.59)

23.96 (10.82)

F (1, 2573) = 0.47; p = .495

PAF—test-anxiety for all students

44.90 (6.71)

43.71 (9.82)

F (1, 2693) = 19.12; p = .000**

SWE—self-efficacy for all students

28.19 (4.76)

29.18 (5.21)

F (1, 2593) = 21.99; p = .000**

  1. aAccording to MANOVA; * p ≤ .05; ** p < .01