*3.6. Association of Psychological Discomfort (2-Level K-10) with Sex, Residence during the Academic Year, Having Suffered from COVID-19 and Feeling Ready for the World of Work*

A correlation was observed between psychological discomfort and sex (X<sup>2</sup> = 9.259; *p* = 0.002, 95% CI), with a greater proportion of women (78.2%) who showed a high level of psychological discomfort compared to men (60.9%).

With respect to the analysis of the association of psychological discomfort with residence during the academic year and having suffered from COVID-19, no correlation was observed between these variables (X<sup>2</sup> = 142.523; *p* = 0.291, 95% CI).

Lastly, a relationship was detected between psychological discomfort and feeling ready for the world of work (X<sup>2</sup> = 6.905; *p* = 0.032, 95% CI). The participants who claimed to feel ready for the world of work presented a lower level of psychological discomfort (68.6%) compared to those who did not feel ready (81%). The rest of the students who responded "perhaps" in this item represented a percentage of 79.8% in high affectation of anxiety and depression.
