Table 1 Sample characteristics.

From: Comparison standards shape everyday judgments of low and high wellbeing in individuals with and without psychopathology: a diary-based investigation

 

Clinical

Non-clinical

Group difference

N

25

25

 

Mean age (SD)

25.4 (7.2)

24.5 (4.2)

t(48) = 0.53, p = 0.602, d = 0.15

Sex

 Women

12

12

χ2(1) < 0.01, p > 0.999

 Men

13

13

 

Education

 Low

0

1

χ2(2) = 5.20, p = 0.074

 Middle

4

0

 

 High

21

24

 

Employment status

 In training

18

20

χ2(2) = 2.14, p = 0.344

 Employed

8

5

 

 Unemployed

1

0

 

Symptomatology

 GAD-7

9.2 (4.1)

2.2 (1.6)

t(30.9) = 7.97, p < 0.001, d = 2.25

 PHQ-9

11.9 (4.7)

2.7 (1.9)

t(31.8) = 9.13, p < 0.001, d = 2.58

  1. GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire.