Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for the participants at T3
| Variable | Total | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (SD) | 25.3 (0.68) | 25.3 (0.52) | 25.4 (0.68) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 203 (36.4%) | 104 (31.8%) | 99 (43.0%) |
| Married/cohabitant | 280 (50.3%) | 180 (55.0%) | 100 (43.5%) |
| In a relationship | 67 (12.0%) | 39 (11.9%) | 28 (12.2%) |
| Other | 7 (1.3%) | 4 (1.2%) | 3 (1.3%) |
| Child status | |||
| Yes | 58 (10.4%) | 46 (14.1%) | 12 (5.2%) |
| No | 498 (89.6%) | 280 (85.9%) | 218 (94.8%) |
| Number of children | |||
| One | 40 (69.0%) | 31 (67.4%) | 9 (75.0%) |
| Two or more | 18 (31.0%) | 15 (32.6%) | 3 (25.0%) |
| Educational level | |||
| Lower secondary education | 18 (3.2%) | 10 (3.1%) | 8 (3.5%) |
| Upper secondary school | 265 (47.7%) | 145 (44.5%) | 120 (52.2%) |
| Single university courses | 48 (8.6%) | 24 (7.4%) | 24 (10.4%) |
| University degree (< 3 years) | 38 (6.8%) | 25 (7.7%) | 13 (5.7%) |
| University degree (≥ 3 years) | 172 (30.9%) | 115 (35.3%) | 57 (24.8%) |
| Other | 15 (2.7%) | 7 (2.1%) | 8 (3.5%) |
| Current employment status | |||
| Student | 145 (26.2%) | 85 (26.2%) | 60 (26.3%) |
| Full-/part-time employment | 334 (60.4%) | 190 (58.5%) | 144 (63.2%) |
| Unemployed | 26 (4.7%) | 13 (4.0%) | 13 (5.7%) |
| On sick leave | 11 (2.0%) | 9 (2.8%) | 2 (0.9%) |
| On parental leave | 19 (3.4%) | 19 (5.8%) | 0 (0%) |
| Other | 18 (3.3%) | 9 (2.8%) | 9 (3.9%) |
| Have you been on sick leave longer than 2 months? | |||
| Yes | 49 (9%) | 37 (11.6%) | 12 (5.3%) |
| No | 497 (91%) | 281 (88.4%) | 216 (94.7%) |
| Have you been diagnosed with one or more psychiatric disorders? | |||
| Yes | 82 (14.8%) | 67 (20.5%) | 15 (6.6%) |
| No | 473 (85.2%) | 260 (79.5%) | 213 (93.4%) |
| Above the cutoff on the McLean Screening Instrument for BPDa | |||
| Yes | 62 (11.4%) | 48 (15.0%) | 14 (6.2%) |
| No | 484 (88.6%) | 273 (85.0%) | 211 (93.8%) |
Of the 557 participants at T3, two reported different genders across the three time points. Their genders were set as those they reported at T3
aSeven or more “yes” responses on the McLean Screening Instrument for borderline personality disorder [45]