*3.1. Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression among Undergraduates during the COVID-19 Pandemic*

Anxiety criteria (GAD-7 ≥ 10) were met by 360 undergraduates (24%), while depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 10) was found in 479 university students (32%). Overall, people with clinically significant depression and/or anxiety totaled 554 (37%), whereas 958 (63%) of people did not display significant symptoms of mental disorder. In the study sample, individuals meeting exclusively anxiety criteria numbered 75 (5%), those exclusively with depression criteria numbered 194 (13%), and those with dual depression and anxiety symptoms totaled 285 undergraduates (19%). The contingency table showed that the difference between people with singular and dual symptoms was statistically significant, χ<sup>2</sup> (1) = 492.28, *p* < 0.001, φ = 0.57. Descriptive statistics for anxiety and the impact of COVID-19 on students' well-being are shown in Table 3.


