Table 4 Frequency of psychological distress
From: Physical and mental health perspectives of first year undergraduate rural university students
Feeling | Never (%) | Sometimes (%) | Often (%) | Always (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anxious in new situation | 17.5 | 55.8 | 20.0 | 5.9 |
Hard to cope with worries | 24.5 | 55.2 | 14.9 | 4.8 |
Worry about what others think | 22.0 | 49.3 | 19.7 | 8.2 |
Sudden feelings of panic | 47.6 | 38.6 | 10.1 | 2.8 |
Felt unhappy or tearful | 18.6 | 59.7 | 17.5 | 3.7 |
Felt nothing to look forward to | 71.8 | 19.2 | 7.0 | 1.7 |
Thoughts about dying | 83.1 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
Thoughts about self-harming | 84.8 | 11.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 |