Table 1 Demographic and diagnostic characteristics of the adolescent sample (N = 133) and their guardians (N = 117).

From: Prevention and treatment of social anxiety disorder in adolescents: mixed method randomised controlled trial of the guided online intervention SOPHIE

 

SOPHIE

CAU

Statistics

Demographic data

   

Gender (n, %)

  

X2(2) = 3.27, p = 0.20

Female

49 (74.2)

54 (80.6)

 

Male

14 (21.2)

13 (19.4)

 

Diverse

3 (4.6)

0 (0.0)

 

Age (M, SD)

14.71 (16.1)

14.99 (1.61)

t(130.97) = 1.01, p = 0.32

Living situation (n, %)

  

X2(3) = 1.33, p = 0.72

Parental Home

62 (93.9)

61 (91.0)

 

Boarding School/Youth home

1 (1.5)

2 (3.0)

 

Own/Shared Flat

0 (0.0)

1 (1.5)

 

Other

3 (4.6)

3 (4.5)

 

Number of persons per household (adolescent included) (n, %)

  

X2(4) = 0.58, p = 0.97

2

6 (9.1)

7 (10.5)

 

3

27 (40.9)

26 (38.8)

 

4

20 (30.3)

22 (32.8)

 

5

11 (16.7)

9 (13.4)

 

> 5

2 (3.0)

3 (4.5)

 

Number of siblings (M, SD)

1.18 (0.93)

1.32 (0.99)

t(129.35) = 0.82, p = 0.42

Socioeconomic status

(Family Affluence Scale, M, SD)

9.82 (1.59)

9.48 (1.95)

t(126.31) = −1.09, p = 0.28

Level of functioning (M, SD)

   

Current social functioning

6.64 (1.27)

6.39 (1.26)

t(130.89) = −1.13, p = 0.26

Past social functioning

6.76 (1.25)

6.46 (1.19)

t(130.34) = −1.39, p = 0.17

Current role functioning

6.91 (1.86)

7.12 (1.72)

t(129.83) = 0.68, p = 0.50

Past role functioning

7.03 (1.75)

7.25 (1.40)

t(123.93) = 0.81, p = 0.42

Diagnostics

   

Primary Diagnosis (n, %):

  

X2(13) = 13.21, p = 0.43

Social anxiety disorder (SAD)

41 (62.2)

47 (70.1)

 

Other anxiety disorder

   

Agoraphobia

0 (0.0)

1 (1.5)

 

GAD

0 (0.0)

1 (1.5)

 

Panic disorder

0 (0.0)

1 (1.5)

 

Separation anxiety disorder

2 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Selective Mutism

0 (0.0)

1 (1.5)

 

Mood disorder

5 (7.6)

1 (1.5)

 

ADHD

1 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

 

Anorexia nervosa

1(1.5)

0 (0.0)

 

No primary diagnosis (subclinical only)

16 (24.2)

15 (22.4)

 

More than one current disorder

18

20

X2(1) = 0.02, p = 0.89

Past disorder(s)

14

15

X2(1) < 0.01, p = 1.00

Parents/Guardians

N = 61

N = 56

 

Gender (n, %)

  

X2(2) = 0.95, p = 0.62

Female

52 (85.3)

48 (85.7)

 

Male

8 (13.1)

8 (14.3)

 

Diverse

1 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

 

Age (M, SD)

46.71 (5.42)

47.76 (5.25)

t(113.4) = 1.07, p = 0.29

Highest level of education

based on ISCED-2011-Level (n, %)

  

X2(7) = 8.77, p = 0.27

Primary education

2 (3.3)

1 (1.8)

 

Lower secondary education

5 (8.2)

5 (8.9)

 

Upper secondary education

22 (36.1)

15 (26.9)

 

Bachelor or equivalent

12 (19.7)

12 (21.4)

 

Master or equivalent

17 (27.8)

19 (33.9)

 

Doctorate or equivalent

3 (4.9)

4 (7.1)

 

Employment (n, %)

  

X2(5) = 2.38, p = 0.79

Fulltime

24 (39.3)

18 (32.1)

 

Part time

30 (49.2)

32 (57.1)

 

Unemployed

3 (4.9)

2 (3.6)

 

In education/student

0 (0.0)

2 (3.6)

 

Housewife/househusband

4 (6.6)

2 (3.6)

 

Relationship status (n, %)

  

X2(6) = 5.62, p = 0.47

Single

1 (1.7)

3 (5.4)

 

In relationship

5 (8.2)

4 (7.1)

 

Married

45 (73.7)

45 (80.4)

 

Separated

3 (4.9)

0 (0.0)

 

Divorced

7 (11.5)

4 (7.1)

 
  1. Notes. M = mean; SD = standard deviation; SAD = social anxiety disorder; GAD; generalised anxiety disorder; ADHD; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.