Table 1.
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of participants
| Male (n = 69) | Female (n = 235) | Total Sample (n = 304) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 13 | 18.8 | 36 | 15.3 | 49 | 16.1 |
| Married | 28 | 40.6 | 105 | 44.7 | 133 | 43.8 |
| In partnership | 23 | 33.6 | 40 | 17.1 | 63 | 20.7 |
| Divorced | 2 | 2.9 | 27 | 11.5 | 29 | 9.5 |
| Widowed | 1 | 1.4 | 16 | 6.8 | 17 | 5.6 |
| Not specified | 2 | 2.9 | 11 | 4.7 | 13 | 4.3 |
| Having children | ||||||
| Yes | 35 | 50.7 | 167 | 71.1 | 202 | 66.4 |
| No | 34 | 49.3 | 68 | 28.9 | 102 | 33.6 |
| Arrived in Germany with all family members | ||||||
| Yes | 24 | 34.8 | 53 | 22.6 | 77 | 25.3 |
| No | 45 | 65.2 | 182 | 77.4 | 227 | 74.7 |
| Highest educational attainment | ||||||
| None | – | – | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Primary school | – | – | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Secondary school | 6 | 8.7 | 14 | 6.0 | 20 | 6.6 |
| Technical college | 5 | 7.2 | 34 | 14.5 | 39 | 12.8 |
| Secondary school with University qualification | 12 | 17.4 | 20 | 8.5 | 32 | 10.5 |
| University bachelor's degree | 31 | 44.9 | 61 | 26.0 | 92 | 30.3 |
| University master's degree | 14 | 20.3 | 95 | 40.4 | 109 | 35.9 |
| University PhD or equivalent | – | – | 4 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Not specified | 1 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.3 |
Average participant's age was 39 years old (SD = 11.84). For male participants, the average age was 37 years (SD = 10.58), while for females, the average score was 40 years (SD = 12.15)