Days out of role in university students: The association of demographics, binge drinking, and psychological risk factors

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Table 1. Bivariate correlations (n = 3,484)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1. DOR	–
2. Gender	.07*	–
3. Age group	−.02	−.06**	–
4. Relationship status	−.06**	.07**	.24**	–
5. Language background	.05**	−.05**	−.06**	−.11**	–
6. First person to attend university	.04	.01	.10**	.05*	.04*	–
7. Level of study	−.10**	−.02	.54**	.22**	.04*	.06**	–
8. Student type	.01	−.06**	.04*	−.04*	.41**	.01	.02**	–
9. Attendance	.02	−.01	−.32**	−.13**	.07**	−.02	−.22**	.11**	–
10. Travel time	−.02	.03	.03	.04*	−.07**	.05**	.01	−.09**	−.07*	–
11. Economic hardship	.19**	.03	−.11**	−.02	.01	.01	−.12**	−.07**	.04*	−.001	–
12. History of mental health	.19**	.09**	.14**	.06**	−.19**	.01	.04*	−.14**	−.09**	.002	−.002	–
13. Binge drinker	.04*	−.11**	−.04*	−.06**	−.11**	−.04*	−.04*	−.03	.01	−.01	.04*	.04*	–
14. Psychological distress	.52**	.07**	−.10**	−.09**	.02	.02	−.13**	−.01	.06**	−.01	.20**	.27**	.03*	–
15. Psychological flexibility	.47**	.08**	−.08**	−.10**	−.02	.02	−.15**	−.07**	.04*	−.004	.14**	.40**	.02	.73**	–
16. PD × PF	.35**	−.01	−.01	−.06**	−.03	.03	−.03	−.03	.02	−.02	.10**	.15**	.01	.38**	.35**

Note. DOR = days out of role; PD = psychological distress; PF = psychological flexibility (low score indicates higher PF) *p < .05, **p < .003 (adjusted alpha). Coding for dichotomous variables: 1 = female, aged above 26 years, partnered relationship, Non‐English Speaking Language background, first person to attend university, post‐graduate level of study, international student, full‐time, travel more than 90 min, experienced economic hardship, has a history of mental health issue, binge drinker.

Table 2. Multivariate hierarchical regression for days out of role (n = 3,484)

Figure 1. Interaction between psychological distress, psychological flexibility, and days out of role among university students.