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Table 2 General demographic information

From: How selves differ within and across cognitive domains: self-prioritisation, self-concept, and psychiatric traits

Demographic

Category

N

% (Total N = 288)

Gender

Male

155

54.2

 

Female

128

44.4

 

Other

5

1.7

Age

18–24

46

16.0

 

25–31

79

27.4

 

32–38

95

33.0

 

39–45

55

19.1

 

46–50

25

8.7

Country of residence

USA

283

98.3

 

Canada

5

1.7

First language

English

276

95.8

 

Other—fluent in English

12

4.2

Highest completed education

Highschool or equivalent including Vocational Training

71

24.7

 

Bachelors, Honours or Associate Degree

164

56.9

 

Masters or Doctorate

53

18.4

Employment status

Unemployed or not working

36

12.5

 

Student or intern

19

6.6

 

Employed

233

80.9

Official diagnoses

Autism Spectrum Disorder/Autism/Autistic Disorder/Aspergers’ Syndrome/Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)

3

1.0

 

Borderline Personality Disorder

2

0.7

 

Schizophrenia

0

0

 

Depression

43

14.9

 

Anxiety

49

17.0

 

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

3

1.0

 

Bipolar Disorder

2

0.7

 

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

1

0.3

 

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

1

0.3

 

None

224

77.8

Reported comorbidity in diagnoses of interest

Autism Spectrum Disorder/Autism/Autistic Disorder/Aspergers’ Syndrome/PDD-NOS & Depression & Anxiety

1

0.3

 

Autism Spectrum Disorder/Autism/Autistic Disorder/Aspergers’ Syndrome/PDD-NOS & Depression

2

0.7

 

Borderline Personality Disorder & Depression & Anxiety

2

0.7

 

Depression & Anxiety

31

10.8