TABLE 1.
Sample characteristics of community and clinical sample.
| Total N = 474 M (SD) | Community n = 297 M (SD) | Patients n = 177 M (SD) | |
| Age | 32.71 (11.71) | 31.32 (11.79) | 35.21 (11.17)* |
| Sex | |||
| Females | 292 (62.00%) | 198 (66.67%) | 94 (54.02%) |
| Residency | |||
| Switzerland | 287 (60.55%) | 110 (37.04%) | 177 (100%)*** |
| Germany | 165 (34.81%) | 165 (55.56%) | 0 (0%)*** |
| Other country | 22 (4.64%) | 22 (7.41%) | 0 (0%)*** |
| Living arrangement | |||
| Alone | 118 (23.74%) | 63 (21.21%) | 55 (31.07%) |
| With partner | 185 (37.22%) | 126 (42.42%) | 59 (33.33%) |
| Other arrangement | 171 (34.41%) | 108 (36.37%) | 63 (35.60%) |
| Previous mental health care | 226 (47.68%) | 52 (17.51%) | 174 (98.30%)*** |
| MHC-SF | 37.41 (14.76) | 42 (12.68) | 28.92 (14.16)*** |
| BSI-18 | 15.75 (13.44) | 11.43 (11.55) | 23.71 (13.08)*** |
Oslo Social Support Scale (OSS), MHC-SF, Mental Health Continuum Short Form; BSI-18, Brief Inventory Checklist; Effect size indicators for differences of mean between the community and the patient group calculated as Hedge’s g. Nominal data was compared using Chi Square test and effect size was calculated using Cramer’s V for Residency and Living Arrangements and Phi (φ) for Previous Mental Health Care, MHC-SF, and BSI-18. *, small effect; ***, large effect.