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. 2020 Oct 20;7(10):e21496. doi: 10.2196/21496

Table 1.

Demographic data of participants.

Characteristic Total sample (N=221) Experimental (n=100) Control (n=121)
Age (years), mean (SD) 18.68 (0.35) 18.66 (0.33) 18.69 (0.36)
Gender, n (%)



Male 81 (36.7) 43 (43.0) 38 (31.4)

Female 131 (59.3) 51 (51.0) 80 (66.1)

Nonbinary 9 (4.1) 6 (6.0) 3 (2.5)
Race, n (%)



White 117 (52.9) 48 (48.0) 69 (57.0)

Latino 30 (13.6) 13 (13.0) 17 (14.0)

Asian/Asian American 21 (9.5) 15 (15.0) 6 (5.0)

Black 8 (3.6) 2 (2.0) 6 (5.0)

Native American 2 (0.9) 0 (0.0) 2 (1.7)

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2 (0.9) 2 (2.0) 0 (0.0)

Two or more races/ethnicities 41 (18.6) 20 (20.0) 21 (17.4)
Parent/guardian education, n (%)



High school or less 27 (12.2) 12 (12.0) 15 (12.4)

Some college (not 4-year) 50 (22.6) 25 (25.0) 25 (20.7)

One has a 4-year degree 30 (13.6) 13 (13.0) 17 (14.0)

Both have 4-year degrees 51 (23.1) 24 (24.0) 27 (22.3)

One has a graduate degree 34 (15.4) 13 (13.0) 21 (17.4)

Both have graduate degrees 29 (13.1) 13 (13.0) 16 (13.2)
Subjective SESa , n (%)



Low income 15 (6.8) 7 (7.0) 8 (6.7)

Working class 48 (21.8) 27 (27.0) 21 (17.5)

Middle class 93 (42.3) 41 (41.0) 52 (43.3)

Upper middle class 61 (27.7) 24 (24.0) 37 (30.7)

Wealthy 3 (1.4) 1 (1.0) 2 (1.7)
Financial stress, n (%)



Never stressful 8 (3.6) 2 (2.0) 6 (5.0)

Rarely stressful 43 (19.5) 20 (20.0) 23 (19.0)

Sometimes stressful 90 (40.7) 46 (46.0) 44 (36.4)

Often stressful 61 (27.6) 25 (25.0) 36 (29.8)

Always stressful 19 (8.6) 7 (7.0) 12 (9.9)
Sexual orientation, n (%)

Heterosexual 146 (66.1) 69 (69.0) 77 (63.6)

Gay or lesbian 10 (4.5) 3 (3.0) 7 (5.8)

Bisexual 36 (16.3) 12 (12.0) 24 (19.8)

Queer 13 (5.9) 5 (5.0) 8 (6.6)

Questioning 8 (3.6) 6 (6.0) 2 (1.7)

Other 5 (2.3) 2 (2.0) 3 (2.5)

Prefer not to respond or missing 3 (1.4) 3 (3.0) 0 (0.0)
Relationship status

Single 174 (78.7) 80 (80.0) 94 (77.7)

Dating 7 (3.2) 4 (4.0) 3 (2.5)

In a relationship 38 (17.2) 16 (16.0) 22 (18.2)

Married 1 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8)

Other 1 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8)
Number of hours of weekly paid employment, mean (SD) 4.98 (7.91) 4.30 (7.47) 5.55 (8.24)
Transfer student, n (%) 1 (0.5) 1 (1.0) 0 (0.0)
Residence, n (%)



Campus residence 215 (97.3) 97 (97.0) 118 (97.5)

Off campus apt 5 (2.3) 3 (3.0) 2 (1.7)

Other 1 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8)
Living situation, n (%)

Dorm (alone) 1 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8)

Dorm (roommate) 172 (77.8) 80 (80.0) 92 (76.0)

Dorm suite (roommates) 37 (16.7) 16 (16.0) 21 (17.4)

Apartment (with students) 4 (1.8) 3 (3.0) 1 (0.8)

Apartment (with nonstudents) 1 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8)

Family 1 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.8)

Other 5 (2.3) 1 (1.0) 4 (3.3)
Student athlete, n (%) 7 (3.2) 2 (2.0) 5 (4.1)
Autism spectrum, n (%) 3 (1.4) 1 (1.0) 2 (1.7)

aSES: socioeconomic status.