Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants (N = 137).
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Men | 45 (32.8) |
| Women | 92 (67.2) |
| Age (years), M (SD) | 57.9 (14.1) |
| Educational level, n (%) | |
| Low | 32 (23.4) |
| Middle | 45 (32.9) |
| High | 60 (43.8) |
| Lost relative is, n (%) | |
| Partner/spouse | 18 (13.1) |
| Child | 44 (30.7) |
| Parent | 14 (10.2) |
| Sibling | 31 (22.6) |
| Other family member | 29 (21.2) |
| Other | 3 (2.2) |
| Number of years since loss, M (SD) | 15.2 (16.9) |
| Type of disappearance, n (%) | |
| Criminal act | 44 (32.1) |
| Voluntarily | 33 (24.1) |
| Accident | 33 (24.0) |
| No specific suspicion | 27 (19.7) |
| Unique victims | 90 (65.7) |
| Recruitment via | |
| Editorial office of TV show about missing persons | 36 (26.3) |
| Peer support organizations | 31 (22.6) |
| Non-governmental support organization | 21 (15.3) |
| Family or friends | 37 (27.0) |
| Other | 12 (8.8) |