Table 3 The influence of demographic differences on the general distress, somatizaiton, depression, and anxiety scores

Gender

 Male

24 (11–41)

4 (1–11)

11 (5–18)

8 (2–15)

 Female

30 (18–44.25)

7 (3–12)

12 (7–18)

11 (6–18)

p-value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.002

 < 0.001

Having a Palestinian (friend, neighbor, colleague, or relative)

 Palastinan relationship

30 (15–46)

6 (3–12)

12 (6–18)

11 (4–18)

 Palastinan relationship

28 (15–43)

6 (2–11)

12 (6–18)

10 (4–17)

p-value

0.094

0.047

0.249

0.132

Country

 Egypt

28 (15–44)

6 (3–12)

12 (6–18)

10 (5–17)

 Jordan

29.5 (15–43.25)

5 (2–10)

13 (7–18)

11 (4–18)

p-value

0.941

 < 0.001

0.005

0.85

Frequency of following social media posts about the Israel-Gaza conflict in the past two months

 Multiple times a day

30 (16–46)^{a, b}

6 (3–12) ^{a, b, c}

12 (6–18)^{a, b}

11 (5–18)^{a, b}

 Once a day

27 (16–38)^c

5 (2–9)^c

12 (7–17)^c

9 (5–15)^c

 A few times a week

20 (11–32.5)^b

5 (1–8)^b

8 (5–14.75)^b

6 (3–11.75)^{b, c}

 Once a week

18 (13–27)

5 (1.5–7)

7 (5.5–10)

7 (3–8)

 Rarely

13 (5.75–22)^{a, c}

2 (0–5)^a

5 (2–9)^{a, c}

6.5 (1–9.25)^a

 Never

16 (11–21)

4 (4–6)

2 (2–6)

8 (4–9)

p-value

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001