Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants.
| Characteristics | Number of participants (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender (n = 238) | |
| Female | 183 (76.9) |
| Male | 54 (22.7) |
| Diverse | 1 (0.4) |
| Age (n = 238) | |
| < 30 | 3 (1.3) |
| 31–40 | 35 (14.7) |
| 41–50 | 71 (29.8) |
| 51–60 | 94 (39.5) |
| > 60 | 35 (14.7) |
| Professional status (n = 238) | |
| Licensed psychotherapist | 221 (92.9) |
| Psychotherapist in training | 17 (7.1) |
| Years of experience (n = 221) | |
| < 5 | 49 (22.2) |
| 5–10 | 59 (26.7) |
| 11–20 | 59 (26.7) |
| > 20 | 54 (24.4) |
| Workplace (n = 238, multiple answers possible) | |
| Private practice | 233 (97.9) |
| Outpatient setting | 48 (20.2) |
| Inpatient setting | 20 (8.4) |
| Work in one or multiple workplaces | |
| One setting | 178 (74.8) |
| Two settings | 57 (23.9) |
| Three settings | 3 (1.3) |
| Patient group (n = 238) | |
| Adults | 119 (50.0) |
| Adults, children, adolescents | 119 (50.0) |
| Psychotherapeutic orientation (n = 229) | |
| Psychodynamic | 39 (16.4) |
| Humanistic | 121 (50.8) |
| Systemic | 48 (20.2) |
| Behavioral* | 21 (8.8) |
The sample size for psychotherapeutic orientation is smaller, since we excluded those with multiple answers (n = 9) to be able to calculate independent comparisons between the orientations. The sample size for “years of experience” is smaller, since we excluded psychotherapists in training (n = 17).
Abbreviations: n = number of respondents.
* Behavioral therapy in Austria comprises all interventions with roots in behavioral therapy including cognitive-behavioral therapy and behavioral therapies of the third wave such as mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.