Table. 5 Association of Perception of learning environment and its subscales with demographic characteristics

Participants

SPL

SPT

SASP

SPA

SSP

Age (Years)

22 - 24

61

30.7 (3.7)

25.9 (4.6)

22.8 (3.2)

29.6 (5.1)

16.6 (3.2)

25 - 27

100

31.3 (4.1)

26.9 (4.2)

22.8 (3.3)

30.4 (4.9)

16.3 (3.0)

p-value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Gender

Male

50

30.2 (4.6)

25.8 (4.8)

23.2 (3.8)

30.6 (5.0)

16.7 (2.6)

Female

111

31.7 (3.6)

26.9 (4.0)

22.6 (3.0)

29.9 (5.0)

16.3 (3.3)

p-value

0.045

NS

NS

NS

NS

Living places

with parents

31

31.9 (3.0)

26.5 (3.6)

22.4 (3.6)

29.9 (3.4)

16.7 (3.1)

rent/hostel

130

30.9 (4.1)

26.5 (4.4)

22.9 (3.2)

30.2 (5.3)

16.3 (3.1)

p-value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Transport

on foot

46

31.6 (3.3)

25.8 (4.6)

23.7 (3.1)

30.9 (5.7)

16.3 (3.0)

by bus/vehicles

115

30.9 (4.2)

26.8 (4.1)

22.4 (3.3)

29.8 (4.7)

16.4 (3.1)

p-value

NS

NS

0.037

NS

NS

Time to reach

< 30 min

120

30.8 (4.1)

26.5 (4.3)

22.7 (3.4)

29.8 (5.4)

16.3 (3.1)

to the University

≥ 30 min

41

31.9 (3.4)

26.5 (4.2)

23.1 (3.1)

31.2 (3.6)

16.9 (3.0)

p-value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

part-time

Yes

13

30.1 (3.4)

26.0 (4.0)

22.8 (4.2)

32.2 (2.6)

16.3 (2.5)

employment

No

148

31.2 (4.0)

26.6 (4.3)

22.8 (3.2)

30.0 (5.1)

16.4 (3.1)

p-value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Extra professional

Yes

48

31.3 (4.0)

26.8 (3.9)

22.7 (3.5)

30.2 (5.4)

16.5 (3.5)

Course/ Diploma

No

113

31.0 (3.9)

26.4 (4.4)

22.8 (3.2)

30.2 (4.8)

16.4 (2.8)

p-value

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Extra-curricular

Yes

75

31.8 (4.1)

26.6 (4.5)

23.4 (3.0)

30.6 (5.2)

16.8 (3.0)

activities

No

86

30.5 (3.8)

26.4 (4.0)

22.3 (3.5)

29.7 (4.8)

16.1 (3.1)

p-value

0.039

NS

0.034

NS

NS