Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 554).
Characteristic | Category | M (SD) or n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | M (SD) | 20.86 (3.60) |
Gender* | Woman/ girl | 438 (79.06) |
Man/ boy | 102 (18.41) | |
Other | 14 (2.53) | |
Actual help-seeking | None/ never | 308 (55.60) |
Current | 101 (18.23) | |
Past | 145 (26.17) | |
Knowing someone with MH problems | Yes | 518 (93.50) |
No | 36 (6.50) | |
Education (highest secondary school diploma) | Still in school | 111 (20.04) |
No diploma | 0 | |
Lower secondary school diploma (Hauptschulabschluss) | 3 (0.54) | |
Intermediate secondary school diploma (Realschulabschluss) | 36 (6.50) | |
Higher/ academic secondary school diploma (Abitur) | 398 (71.84) | |
Other | 6 (1.08) | |
Migration background | None | 434 (78.34) |
First-generation or not from Germany | 24 (4.33) | |
Second-generation | 96 (17.33) |
