Table 2.

Group characteristics.

	Female (N=311)	Male (N=76)	Overall (N=387)
Age
Mean (SD)	44.3 (11.5)	44.6 (12.5)	44.4 (11.7)
Median [Min, Max]	43.0 [20.0, 79.0]	43.0 [19.0, 79.0]	43.0 [19.0, 79.0]
Nationality
Other	2 (0.6%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)
Italian	309 (99.4%)	75 (98.7%)	384 (99.2%)
Education level
Upper secondary education diploma	68 (21.9%)	25 (32.9%)	93 (24.0%)
Specialization diploma	48 (15.4%)	8 (10.5%)	56 (14.5%)
First level degree	53 (17.0%)	8 (10.5%)	61 (15.8%)
Master degree	99 (31.8%)	20 (26.3%)	119 (30.7%)
Middle school diploma	1 (0.3%)	2 (2.6%)	3 (0.8%)
First level university master	8 (2.6%)	2 (2.6%)	10 (2.6%)
Second level university master	15 (4.8%)	4 (5.3%)	19 (4.9%)
Title of PhD	19 (6.1%)	7 (9.2%)	26 (6.7%)
Marital status
Unmarried maiden	117 (37.6%)	27 (35.5%)	144 (37.2%)
Married	147 (47.0%)	41 (53.9%)	188 (48.3%)
Divorced	33 (10.6%)	2 (2.6%)	35 (9.0%)
Civil partnership	11 (3.5%)	4 (5.3%)	15 (3.9%)
Widow/er	3 (1.0%)	2 (2.6%)	5 (1.3%)
Have you ever had psychotherapy?
No	153 (49.2%)	49 (64.5%)	202 (52.2%)
Yes	158 (50.8%)	27 (35.5%)	185 (47.8%)
Are you currently continuing your psychotherapy sessions?
No	91 (57.6%)	15 (55.5%)	106 (57.3%)
Yes	67 (42.4%)	12 (44.4%)	79 (42.7%)
Approximately how many psychotherapy sessions have you had so far?
Mean (SD)	88.7 (72.1)	78.8 (79.6)	87.2 (72.8)
Median [Min, Max]	60.0 [15.0, 400]	55.0 [8.00, 270]	60.0 [8.00, 400]