Variables | Total (n = 1134) | |
---|---|---|
 | n | % |
Age in years (mean ± SD) | 20.3 ± 1.4 | |
Country | ||
 Egypt | 729 | 64.29 |
 Saudi Arabia | 405 | 35.71 |
Gender | ||
 Male | 205 | 18.1 |
 Female | 929 | 81.9 |
Academic year | ||
 First | 275 | 24.3 |
 Second | 308 | 27.2 |
 Third | 296 | 26.1 |
 Fourth | 255 | 22.5 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 1084 | 95.6 |
 Married | 49 | 4.3 |
 Divorced | 1 | 0.1 |
 Children (yes) | 46 | 4.1 |
Residence | ||
 Alone | 21 | 1.9 |
 With families or relatives | 1064 | 93.8 |
 With classroom mates | 49 | 4.3 |
 Current GPA(mean ± SD)a | 3.5 ± 0.6 | |
Employment | ||
 Unemployed | 1047 | 92.3 |
 Part-time | 78 | 6.9 |
 Full-time | 9 | 0.8 |
Frequency of leisure activities per week | ||
 None | 224 | 21.5 |
 Once/rarely | 284 | 25.0 |
 Sometimes | 413 | 36.4 |
 Often | 142 | 12.5 |
 Always | 51 | 4.5 |
Self-reported mental disorders | 326 | 28.7 |
 Insomnia | 207 | 18.3 |
 Depression | 117 | 10.3 |
 Mood disorders | 16 | 1.4 |
 Anxiety | 77 | 6.8 |
 Eating disorders | 85 | 7.5 |
 Suicidal thoughts | 26 | 2.3 |
 Self-harm behaviors | 21 | 1.9 |
 Obsessive–compulsive disorders | 26 | 2.3 |
Self-reported physical disorders | 432 | 38.1 |
 Anemia | 230 | 20.3 |
 Headache | 231 | 20.4 |
 Gastrointestinal disease | 93 | 8.2 |
 Cardiovascular disease | 13 | 1.1 |
 Respiratory disease | 37 | 3.3 |
 Endocrine disorder | 20 | 1.8 |
Frequency of individual meetings with the adviser | ||
 None | 414 | 36.5 |
 Once/rarely | 344 | 30.3 |
 Sometimes | 246 | 21.7 |
 Often | 36.5 | 36.5 |
 Always | 61 | 5.4 |
Preferred way of communication with the adviser | ||
 Face to face | 541 | 47.7 |
 Email | 101 | 8.9 |
 Phone | 141 | 12.4 |
 Text messaging | 83 | 7.3 |
 Social media | 585 | 51.6 |
Satisfaction with academic advising | ||
 Yes | 841 | 74.2 |
 No | 293 | 25.8 |