Table 1.
Sample characteristics (N = 749)
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), range, years | 35.38 (11.67), 18–75 |
| PHQ-9, mean (SD), range | 8.42 (6.35), 0–27 |
| PROMIS, mean (SD), range | 18.13 (6.80), 7–35 |
| IUS-SF, mean (SD), range | 32.43 (10.556), 12–60 |
| OCI-R, mean (SD), range | 16.21 (13.96), 0–69 |
| PHQ-15, mean (SD), range | 8.68 (5.07), 0–28 |
| CSS, mean (SD), range | 72.98 (22.98), 37–150 |
| Sex (female), % | 69.07 |
| Education, % | |
| Not completed high school education (12 years) | 2.13 |
| Completed vocational training | 6.53 |
| Completed high school education (12 years) | 26 |
| Any university-level education (not necessarily completed) | 65.2 |
| CIUS scores, % | |
| 0–21 | 69.8 |
| 22–54 | 30.2 |
PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9; PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Emotional Distress − Short Form Questionnaire; IUS-SF, Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, 12-item version; OCI-R, Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory Revised; PHQ-15, Patient Health Questionnaire-15 Somatic Symptom Severity Scale; CSS, Cyberchondria Severity Scale; CIUS, Compulsive Internet Use Scale.