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Table 1 Sample characteristics of completers

From: Visual mental imagery and symptoms of depression – results from a large-scale web-based study

Characteristics

t1 (n = 912)

t2 (n = 174)

Agea

29.7 (10.2)

30.1 (9.8)

Gender (female)b

71.4

76.4

Time to completec

  

 Mean

55.9 (109.7)

40.5 (22.7)

 Median

39.9

35.8

Highest level of educationb

  

 No graduation (yet)

1.7

0.6

 Lower secondary education

1.9

0.6

 Secondary school

9.9

8.0

 High-school diploma

49.1

51.1

 Bachelor degree

11.8

11.5

 Master degree

18.8

17.8

 Doctorate

1.9

1.2

 Other

4.9

9.2

BDI-II scorea

15.2 (13.5)

15.5 (14.3)

Self-reported diagnosesb (multiple answers possible)

  

 Depression

32.7

44.3

 Bipolar disorder/mania

2.1

0

 Substance addiction

4.2

2.3

 Borderline personality disorder

16.9

19

 Social anxiety disorder

9.8

10.9

 PTSD

13.8

18.4

 none of the above

61.3

51.1

  1. Note. Standard deviation (SD) in parentheses if in order
  2. aMean values are displayed
  3. bPercentage
  4. cIn minutes. Only for participants without discontinuity for 30 min or above (n = 864 at t1 and n = 157 at t2)