Table 2.
Sample characteristics (N=141).
| Variables | Participants | ||
| Gender, n (%) |
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Female | 86 (61.0) | |
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Male | 55 (39.0) | |
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Other | 0 (0) | |
| Age (years) |
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Mean (SD) | 34.84 (11.09) | |
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Median (range) | 31.00 (19-76) | |
| Education level, n (%) |
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No certificate of education (pupil or left school without certificate) | 4 (2.8) | |
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Certificate of secondary educationa | 6 (4.3) | |
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General certificate of secondary educationb | 21 (14.9) | |
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Advanced technical college entrance qualificationc | 6 (4.3) | |
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General qualification for university entranced | 17 (12.1) | |
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University degree (bachelor level) | 42 (29.8) | |
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University degree (master level) | 41 (29.1) | |
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Postdoctoral degree (doctorate or habilitation) | 4 (2.8) | |
| Stress- and technology-related variables |
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Having chronic complaints, n (%) | 41 (29.1) | |
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Smartphone use (familiarity with use), n (%) | 136 (96.5) | |
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mHealthe app use experience (filter question), n (%) |
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No | 71 (51.1) |
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Yes | 69 (48.9) |
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Frequency of mHealth app use, n (%) |
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Daily | 15 (10.6) |
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Several times a week | 14 (9.9) |
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Weekly | 4 (2.8) |
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Several times a month | 11 (7.8) |
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Once a month or less | 25 (17.7) |
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Duration of mHealth app use, n (%) |
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More than 2 years | 37 (26.2) |
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Less than 2 years | 32 (17.4) |
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Awareness of Internet therapies (filter question), n (%) |
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Yes | 30 (21.3) |
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No | 111 (78.7) |
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Prior use of internet therapies, n (%) |
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Yes | 5 (3.5) |
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No | 25 (17.7) |
aGerman “Hauptschulabschluss” as basic school qualification.
bGerman secondary school level I certificate (“Mittlere Reife”).
cGerman “Fachhochschulreife” or “Fachabitur”.
dGerman “Allgemeine Hochschulreife” (“Abitur” or A-Level).
emHealth: mobile health.