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Table 5 Mean score (SD) of each DES category for male and female students

From: Stress and its association with academic performance among dental undergraduate students in Fujian, China: a cross-sectional online questionnaire survey

DES category

Sex

P-value

Female

Male

Social stressors

13.64 (6.05)

13.62 (6.16)

0.970

Faculty and administration

8.99 (4.07)

9.32 (4.16)

0.478

Workload

10.41 (4.59)

10.86 (4.49)

0.373

Self-efficacy beliefs

9.10 (4.11)

9.58 (3.59)

0.255

Performance pressure

9.29 (4.26)

9.55 (4.06)

0.562

Total score

51.53 (18.76)

52.64 (18.54)

0.594