Table 3 Sociodemographic and personality characteristics of participants in the ema study
Variable | Group A (0 sessions) n = 45 (7.3) | Group B (1–4 sessions) n = 62 (10.1) | Group C (≥ 5 sessions) n = 509 (82.6) | TOTAL n = 616 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (SD)* | 28.7 (4.7) | 30 (4.5) | 31.6 (4) | 31.2 (4.2) |
Nationality* | ||||
Spanish | 38 (84.4) | 57 (91.9) | 486 (95.5) | 581 (94.3) |
Others | 7 (15.6) | 5 (8.1) | 23 (4.5) | 35 (5.7) |
Educational level* | ||||
No schooling | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) |
Primary education | 5 (11.1) | 7 (11.3) | 5 (1) | 17 (2.8) |
Lower examination | 14 (31.1) | 8 (12.9) | 66 (13) | 88 (14.3) |
Higher certificate | 18 (40) | 29 (46.8) | 226 (44.4) | 273 (44.3) |
University | 8 (17.8) | 18 (29) | 211 (41.5) | 237 (38.5) |
Social class* | ||||
Low | 31 (68.9) | 28 (45.2) | 216 (42.4) | 275 (44.6) |
Middle | 8 (17.8) | 22 (35.5) | 155 (30.5) | 185 (30) |
High | 6 (13.3) | 12 (19.4) | 138 (27.1) | 156 (25.3) |
Battery of Scales of Generalized Expectancies for Control: BEEGC | ||||
Contingency, mean (SD) | 30.8 (4.4) | 31.1 (3.5) | 30.2 (4.0) | 30.3 (4) |
Helplessness, mean (SD) | 14.2 (7.2) | 12.6 (5.9) | 12.2 (5.8) | 12.4 (5.9) |
Luck, mean (SD) | 18.7 (7.6) | 16.4 (6.5) | 16.5 (6.4) | 16.6 (6.5) |
Self-efficacy, mean (SD) | 27.4 (3.8) | 27.3 (4.9) | 26.6 (4.1) | 26.7 (4.2) |
Success, mean (SD) | 29.2 (4.7) | 29.9 (4.4) | 29.1 (4.0) | 29.2 (4.1) |