Chunk #60 — 5. Discussion — 5.1. Prevalence and Levels of Stress, Depression, and Alcohol Use Disorders of Slovak Students in an International Comparison
Based on the output of the analysis of differences, it was possible to confirm significant differences between the gender-income categories in most of the analysed cases. Specifically, significant differences in the PSS score were observed in all cases. In terms of gender specification, female students suffer from stress more than male students, which is in line with the findings of many studies [30,44,46,48]. Drachev et al. [41] also stated that in addition to the socio-economic status of students, gender characteristics also play an important role in similar research involving the PSS diagnostic tool. This study also confirmed that students with lower incomes obtain higher PSS scores, which is consistent with the findings of other authors such as Cohen and Janicki-Deverts [51] or Klein et al. [52]. Accordingly, it is possible to agree with the authors Zhang and Henderson [110], who argued that finance is a significant stress factor. Regarding the PHQ 9 score, the differences were not as obvious as in the previous case. A significant difference (at the level of 0.01) was found only in the income characteristics, while
