Table 1 Demographic characteristics, the rate and associated factors of loneliness
Variable | Sample | Loneliness | x2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |||
All | 4993 (100) | 323 (6.5) | ||
Age group in year | ||||
≤ 14 | 3125 (62.6) | 188 (6) | 2.85 | 0.091 |
≥ 15 | 1867 (37.4) | 135 (7.2) | ||
Psychosocial distress | ||||
Have no close friend | 97 (1.9) | 18 (18.6) | 23.88 | 0.0001 |
Missed class without permission | 794 (15.9) | 82 (10.3) | 23.23 | 0.0001 |
Physically attacked | 1110 (2.2) | 109 (9.8) | 25.5 | 0.0001 |
Were in physical fight | 605 (12.1) | 62 (10.3) | 16.2 | 0.0001 |
Seriously injured | 924 (20) | 96 (10.4) | 34.3 | 0.0001 |
Being bullied | 815 (16.3) | 106 (13) | 68.8 | 0.0001 |
Sleep disturbance | 186 (3.7) | 70 (37.6) | 310.1 | 0.0001 |
Suicide ideation | 295 (5.9) | 62 (21) | 109.6 | 0.0001 |
Suicide plan | 274 (5.5) | 57 (20.8) | 98.4 | 0.0001 |
Suicide attempt | 130 (2.6) | 23 (17.7) | 27.7 | 0.0001 |
Health risk behavior | ||||
Always hungry | 169 (3.4) | 29 (17.2) | 33.04 | 0.0001 |
Does not eat fruit | 423 (8.5) | 40 (9.5) | 6.82 | 0.009 |
Never or rarely was hand before eating | 84 (1.7) | 12 (15.3) | 8.62 | 0.003 |
Currently smoking cigarette | 40 (0.8) | 6 (15) | 4.8 | 0.028 |
Passive smoking | 3771 (74.3) | 268 (7.2) | 13.53 | 0.0001 |
Current alcohol use | 70 (1.4) | 11 (15.7) | 10.02 | 0.002 |
Ever drink from alcohol | 37 (0.7) | 9 (24.3) | 19.6 | 0.0001 |
Trouble from using alcohol | 23 (0.5) | 6 (26.1) | 14.6 | 0.0001 |
Ever use amphetamine | 8 (0.2) | 4 (50) | 25.1 | 0.0001 |
Spend sitting more than 3 h per day | 1352 (27.1) | 127 (9.4) | 26.2 | 0.0001 |
Protective factors | ||||
Other students kind and helpful | 2204 (44.1) | 113 (5.1) | 11.74 | 0.001 |
Parent understand the problem | 1863 (37.3) | 101 (5.4) | 5.39 | 0.02 |