Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population
| School Sample | Non-School Sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 3615) | Courses for adolescents (n = 43) |
Child- & adolescents psychiatries (n = 133) |
|
| Females (%) | 55.3% | 48.8% | 78.1% |
| Age (Mean, SD) | 14.53 (2.31) | 18.23 (1.91) | 15.28 (1.97) |
| Place of residence a | |||
| Urban area | 58.2% | 83.7% | 100% |
| Rural area | 41.8% | 16.3% | 0% |
| Place of residence | |||
| Federal capital or capital of federal state | 30.6% | 83.7% | 100% |
| Other place | 69.4% | 16.3% | 0% |
| Migration background | |||
| Generalb (%) | 25.4% | 74.4% | 32.3% |
| 1st generationc (%) | 6.1% | 65.8% | 5.4% |
| 2nd generationd (%) | 10.6% | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| FAS I—Score e (Mean, SD) | 6.45 (1.73) | 3.55 (2.10) | 5.67 (1.82) |
| FAS II—Score f (Mean, SD) | 8.93 (2.06) | 5.44 (2.46) | 7.86 (2.25) |
| FAS category g | |||
| Low (%) | 2.0% | 40.0% | 3.8% |
| Moderate (%) | 25.2% | 42.5% | 42.0% |
| High (%) | 72.8% | 17.5% | 54.2% |
| Self-evaluation of familial financial situation h (Mean, SD) | 2.25 (0.87) | 2.81 (1.15) | 2.62 (0.94) |
| Parental employment status (% employed) | |||
| No parent | 2.8% | 42.5% | 9.8% |
| One parent | 19.1% | 32.5% | 24.1% |
| Both parents | 78.1% | 25.0% | 56.1% |
| Family status | |||
| Both biological parents | 74.5% | 32.0% | 45.0% |
| Single parent | 16.6% | 40.0% | 38.3% |
| Patchwork | 9.9% | 28.0% | 16.7% |
| BMI standard deviation score (Mean, SD) | −0.05 (1.08) | −0.09 (1.16) | −0.52 (1.69) |
| Diagnosed chronic somatic illness i (%) | 11.3% | 18.4% | 30.5% |
| Diagnosed mental illness i (%) | 2.9% | 16.2% | 85.6% |
| Diagnosed physical illness in family (parents/siblings) i (%) | 15.3% | 8.8% | 36.7% |
| Diagnosed mental illness in family (parents/siblings) i (%) | 4.3% | 22.9% | 28.1% |
| Any burdensome event in life (like death, accident) i (%) | 40.1% | 47.1% | 53.8% |
| Any potential traumatic event in life (like abuse, violence) i (%) | 6.7% | 45.7% | 37.4% |
aUrban area: Place with >10,000 inhabitants; Rural Area: Place with <10,000 inhabitants
bOwn birth place or birth place of one parent in foreign country
cOwn birth place in foreign country
dOwn birth place in Austria, birth place of both parents in foreign country
eFamily affluence scale (4-item version)—higher values indicate higher socioeconomic status
fFamily affluence scale (6-item version)—higher values indicate higher socioeconomic status
gFamily affluence scale—categorization (based on 4‑item version)
hFamilial financial situation is rated on a 5-point rating scale (1 = very good, 5 = very bad)
i Based on adolescents’ self-report