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. 2025 Oct 27;32(5):e70167. doi: 10.1002/cpp.70167

TABLE 1.

Item level sample characteristics.

Age quantiles Overall (12–13] (13–19] (19–24] (24–27)
n 3797 950 949 949 949
Sex = M (%) 1709 (45.0) 460 (48.4) 442 (46.6) 404 (42.6) 403 (42.5)
Age (mean [SD]) 18.28 (4.87) 12.93 (0.26) 15.57 (2.83) 19.50 (1.28) 25.14 (0.78)
Zygosity MZ (%) 1764 (46.5) 375 (39.5) 444 (46.8) 435 (45.8) 510 (53.7)
Household income € (mean [SD]) 4070.23 (3178.78) 4694.36 (2843.80) 4268.23 (3452.42) 4048.50 (2732.16) 3270.00 (3421.02)
Depressive symptoms items
I am sad (%)
1 Never 925 (24.4) 240 (25.3) 247 (26.0) 207 (21.8) 231 (24.3)
2 1991 (52.4) 539 (56.7) 515 (54.3) 470 (49.5) 467 (49.2)
3 446 (11.7) 87 (9.2) 98 (10.3) 125 (13.2) 136 (14.3)
4 Always 57 (1.5) 9 (0.9) 14 (1.5) 15 (1.6) 19 (2.0)
NA 378 (10.0) 75 (7.9) 75 (7.9) 132 (13.9) 96 (10.1)
I am pessimistic about my future (%)
1 Never 1933 (50.9) 530 (55.8) 467 (49.2) 439 (46.3) 497 (52.4)
2 1042 (27.4) 233 (24.5) 278 (29.3) 268 (28.2) 263 (27.7)
3 327 (8.6) 73 (7.7) 90 (9.5) 87 (9.2) 77 (8.1)
4 Always 61 (1.6) 19 (2.0) 15 (1.6) 14 (1.5) 13 (1.4)
NA 434 (11.4) 95 (10.0) 99 (10.4) 141 (14.9) 99 (10.4)
I feel like a failure (%)
1 Never 2373 (62.5) 652 (68.6) 610 (64.3) 527 (55.5) 584 (61.5)
2 800 (21.1) 172 (18.1) 204 (21.5) 225 (23.7) 199 (21.0)
3 214 (5.6) 47 (4.9) 51 (5.4) 53 (5.6) 63 (6.6)
4 Always 43 (1.1) 10 (1.1) 8 (0.8) 17 (1.8) 8 (0.8)
NA 367 (9.7) 69 (7.3) 76 (8.0) 127 (13.4) 95 (10.0)
Difficult to enjoy anything (%)
1 Never 1879 (49.5) 568 (59.8) 514 (54.2) 419 (44.2) 378 (39.8)
2 1072 (28.2) 235 (24.7) 258 (27.2) 266 (28.0) 313 (33.0)
3 378 (10.0) 66 (6.9) 77 (8.1) 104 (11.0) 131 (13.8)
4 Always 90 (2.4) 10 (1.1) 20 (2.1) 28 (3.0) 32 (3.4)
NA 378 (10.0) 71 (7.5) 80 (8.4) 132 (13.9) 95 (10.0)
Disappointed in myself (%)
1 Never 1599 (42.1) 445 (46.8) 404 (42.6) 356 (37.5) 394 (41.5)
2 1387 (36.5) 355 (37.4) 362 (38.1) 321 (33.8) 349 (36.8)
3 379 (10.0) 67 (7.1) 97 (10.2) 123 (13.0) 92 (9.7)
4 Always 59 (1.6) 15 (1.6) 11 (1.2) 17 (1.8) 16 (1.7)
NA 373 (9.8) 68 (7.2) 75 (7.9) 132 (13.9) 98 (10.3)
Blame myself for mistakes and weaknesses (%)
1 Never 1204 (31.7) 400 (42.1) 345 (36.4) 223 (23.5) 236 (24.9)
2 1400 (36.9) 338 (35.6) 346 (36.5) 345 (36.4) 371 (39.1)
3 659 (17.4) 118 (12.4) 142 (15.0) 192 (20.2) 207 (21.8)
4 Always 151 (4.0) 22 (2.3) 35 (3.7) 56 (5.9) 38 (4.0)
NA 383 (10.1) 72 (7.6) 81 (8.5) 133 (14.0) 97 (10.2)
Think about hurting myself (%)
1 Never 3146 (82.9) 820 (86.3) 803 (84.6) 733 (77.2) 790 (83.2)
2 194 (5.1) 43 (4.5) 52 (5.5) 57 (6.0) 42 (4.4)
3 58 (1.5) 13 (1.4) 15 (1.6) 17 (1.8) 13 (1.4)
4 Always 25 (0.7) 9 (0.9) 5 (0.5) 5 (0.5) 6 (0.6)
NA 374 (9.8) 65 (6.8) 74 (7.8) 137 (14.4) 98 (10.3)
Bullying items
Cyberbullying (%)
No 3038 (80.0) 821 (86.4) 748 (78.8) 701 (73.9) 768 (80.9)
Yes 299 (7.9) 40 (4.2) 88 (9.3) 93 (9.8) 78 (8.2)
NA 460 (12.1) 89 (9.4) 113 (11.9) 155 (16.3) 103 (10.9)
Bullying classmates (%)
No 1225 (32.3) 749 (78.8) 460 (48.5) 16 (1.7) 0 (0.0)
Yes 144 (3.8) 77 (8.1) 65 (6.8) 2 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
NA 2428 (63.9) 124 (13.1) 424 (44.7) 931 (98.1) 949 (100.0)
Threatening others (%)
No 3339 (87.9) 839 (88.3) 847 (89.3) 805 (84.8) 848 (89.4)
Yes 35 (0.9) 16 (1.7) 14 (1.5) 2 (0.2) 3 (0.3)
NA 423 (11.1) 95 (10.0) 88 (9.3) 142 (15.0) 98 (10.3)

Note: Individual twin.