Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample.

Overall sample	n=119†
Female gender	118 (99.2)
White	80 (67.2)
Marital status
Married	47 (39.5)
Single	65 (54.6)
Divorced	6 (5.0)
Widowed	1 (0.8)
Religion
Catholic	43 (36.1)
Spiritist	8 (6.7)
Protestant	2 (1.7)
Evangelical	11 (9.2)
Lutheran	1 (0.8)
Other	13 (10.9)
No religion	41 (34.5)
Religiousness
Yes	48 (40.3)
No	33 (27.7)
No religion	38 (31.9)
Occupation
Employed	88 (71.0)
Student	38 (30.6)
Housewife	14 (11.3)
Unemployed	11 (8.9)
Retired	5 (4.0)
On medical leave	1 (0.8)
Educational attainment
Secondary education	12 (10.1)
Some higher education	24 (20.2)
Undergraduate degree	41 (34.5)
Postgraduate studies	42 (35.3)
Have you ever seen a psychiatrist due to your skin picking disorder?
Yes	49 (75.4)
No	16 (24.6)
Do you have any skin related diseases?
No	75 (63.0)
Yes	44 (37.0)
Acne	30 (24.2)
Rosacea	2 (1.6)
Prurigo nodularis	2 (1.6)
Psoriasis	3 (2.4)
Atopic dermatitis	19 (15.3)
Folliculitis	12 (9.7)
Keratosis pilaris	9 (7.3)
Psychiatric disorders‡	n=124
Current depressive episode	40 (32.3)
Past depressive episode	46 (37.1)
Dysthymia	11 (8.9)
Bipolar disorder	15 (12.1)
Panic disorder	12 (10.5)
Agoraphobia	15 (12.1)
Social anxiety	24 (19.4)
Obsessive compulsive disorder	17 (13.7)
Previous psychosis	4 (3.2)
Nervous anorexia	1 (0.8)
Bulimia	4 (3.2)
Posttraumatic stress disorder	3 (2.4)
Generalized anxiety disorder	77 (62.1)

Data presented as n (%).

^†Five participants did not complete the self-administered sociodemographic data scale; thus, the sample size for this data point is n=119. They completed all other study instruments and procedures.

^‡According to the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI).