Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of the Norwegian sample (N = 838)
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Gendera | |
| Female | 68.6% |
| Male | 31.4% |
| Highest education clinical psychologistsb | |
| Both Ph.D and clinical specialist degree | 4.3% |
| Ph.D | 4.0% |
| Clinical specialist degree | 47.2% |
| Other continued education | 3.4% |
| Highest education nursesc | |
| Ph.D | 1.7% |
| Master’s degree | 14.9% |
| Other continued education | 80.2% |
| Aged | |
| < 30 years | 14.9% |
| 31–40 years | 31.6% |
| 41–50 years | 23.5% |
| 51–60 years | 19.2% |
| > 60 years | 10.9% |
| Tenure substance abuse and mental health (years) | |
| Clinical psychologists, mean (SD) | 9.98 (9.5) |
| Nurses, mean (SD) | 18.04 (9.2) |
a20 respondents did not report their gender
bAfter initial cand.psychol degree
cAfter initial Bachelor’s degree
d Three respondents did not report their age