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Table 4 Background characteristics for intervention participants, drop-outs and for the control group

From: A feasibility study of a cognitive behavioral based stress management intervention for nursing students: results, challenges, and implications for research and practice

Background variables

Intervention group

(n = 67)

Drop-outs (n = 50)

Control group

(n = 44)

Sex (male/female)

7/60

 

6/44

3/41

Age M (SD)

26,31(6,91)

 

26,32(7,38)

24,70(3,43)

Social situation

 Married/civil partnership with children

21

 

11

8

 Married/civil partnership without children

19

 

18

18

 Living apart with children

1

 

–

–

 Living apart without children

5

 

3

3

 Single with children

–

 

–

1

 Single without children

12

 

13

13

 Living at home with parents or other with children

9

 

5

1

Parents highest education

 Mother

  No education

1

 

1

3

  Elementary school

8

 

9

5

  Upper secondary education

26

 

20

20

  Academic education

30

 

20

16

 Father

  No education

2

 

–

5

  Elementary education

14

 

13

6

  Upper secondary education

33

 

27

24

  Academic education

18

 

9

8

 About how many hours a week do you spend on your studies M (SD)

34,36(7,51)

 

31,85(9,09)

25,65(9,37)***

 Do you work outside your studies (Y/N)

34/33

 

23/27

31/12*

 Yes, about how many hours M (SD)

8,94(4,25)

 

10,91(5,53)

13,03(5,79)**

  1. *The difference between the intervention group and the control group is significant according to a Chi-2 test, p < .05
  2. **The difference between the intervention group and the control group is significant according to an independent t-test, p < .01
  3. ***The difference between the intervention group and the control group is significant according to an independent t-test, p < .001