Emotion regulation habits and emotional states of college students during lockdown: A cross-sectional survey

Table 3 Emotional regulation habits and the detection rate of negative emotion among students

Variable	Depression (n = 321)			Anxiety (n = 343)			Stress (n = 251)
	n (%)	χ2	P value	n (%)	χ2	P value	n (%)	χ2	P value
Self-control		0.001	0.978	-	0.930	0.335	-	0.761	0.383
Yes	174 (64.9)			191 (71.3)			141 (52.6)
No	147 (65.0)			152 (67.3)			110 (48.7)
Compensatory spending		22.611	< 0.001	-	22.185	< 0.001	-	16.866	< 0.001
Yes	75 (87.2)			78 (90.7)			61 (70.9)
No	246 (60.3)			265 (65.0)			190 (46.6)
Binge eating		20.166	< 0.001	-	17.600	< 0.001	-	19.732	< 0.001
Yes	92 (82.9)			95 (85.6)			77 (69.4)
No	229 (59.8)			248 (64.8)			174 (45.4)
Maintaining emotional interaction		22.132	< 0.001	-	12.248	< 0.001	-	10.410	0.001
Yes	108 (52.9)			124 (60.8)			86 (42.2)
No	213 (73.4)			219 (75.5)			165 (56.9)
Appropriate recreational		41.261	< 0.001	-	26.174	< 0.001	-	41.340	< 0.001
Yes	161 (53.8)			182 (60.9)			117 (39.1)
No	160 (82.1)			161 (82.6)			134 (68.7)
Physical activity		10.643	0.001	-	10.383	0.001	-	6.346	0.012
Yes	76 (53.9)			83 (58.9)			59 (41.8)
No	245 (69.4)			260 (73.7)			192 (54.4)
Seeking professional help		0.750	0.386	-	0.006	0.940	-	0.288	0.591
Yes	44 (69.8)			44 (69.8)			34 (54.0)
No	277 (64.3)			299 (69.4)			217 (50.3)
Lack of emotional coping style		5.573	0.018	-	5.828	0.016	-	11.275	< 0.001
Yes	131 (71.6)			139 (76.0)			111 (60.7)
No	190 (61.1)			204 (65.6)			140 (45.0)