Table 1.
Sample characteristics.
| Participants n = 23 | |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 23.78 (6.17) |
| Sex: women, n (%) | 19 (82.6) |
| Single status, n (%) | 22 (95.7) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| Secondary school | 3 (13) |
| Post-secondary | 20 (87) |
| Employed, n (%) | |
| Unemployed | 15 (65.2) |
| Part-time employment | 5 (21.7) |
| Full-time employment | 3 (13) |
| Clinical characteristics | |
| SCL-90-R paranoid ideation, mean (SD) | 1.24 (0.92) |
| SCL-90-R interpersonal susceptibility, mean (SD) | 1.57 (0.86) |
| SCL-90-R anxiety, mean (SD) | 1.10 (0.46) |
| SCL-90-R depression, mean (SD) | 1.93 (0.74) |
| Participants diagnosis: n (%) | |
| Not meeting criteria for diagnosis | 9 (39.1) |
| Major depression disorder | 5 (21.7) |
| Anxiety disorder (includes PD and GAD) | 3 (13) |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | 2 (8.7) |
| Dysthymia | 3 (13) |
| Trichotillomania | 1 (1.3) |
| ESM observations | |
| Number of completed observations, mean (SD) | 28.48 (6.58) |
| Number of missing beeps, mean (SD) | 30.83 (13.90) |
| Number of missing data, mean (SD) | 10.70 (12.95) |
SCL-90-R, symptom checklist 90-R (Cronbach’s α = 0.79–0.90); SD, standard deviation; PD, panic disorder; GAD, generalized anxiety disorder; number of missing beeps = the final amount of missing notifications due to technical problems; number of missing data = notifications that participants did not response.