Table 1 Demographic and other characteristics of completers (N = 181)

Age, M (SD)

43.97 (11.2)

range 20–77

Gender, n (%)

Male

57 (31.5%)

Female

123 (68.0%)

Other

1 (0.6%)

Education^a, n (%)

Lower secondary

26 (14.4%)

Upper secondary

12 (06.6%)

Bachelor’s degree

96 (53.0%)

Master’s degree

41 (22.7%)

PhD

6 (3.3%)

Work situation, n (%)

Full-time

64 (35.4%)

Part-time

83 (45.9%)

Unemployed or retired

23 (12.7%)

Other

11 (6.1%)

Type of coaching, n (%)

Life coaching

84 (46.4%)

Career coaching

49 (27.1%)

Team coaching

9 (5.0%)

Health coaching

7 (3.9%)

Executive coaching

6 (3.3%)

Performance coaching

4 (2.2%)

Relationship coaching

4 (2.2%)

Family coaching

1 (0.6%)

Other

17 (9.4%)

Contact with coach, n (%)

Mainly face to face

161 (89.0%)

Mainly online

9 (5.0%)

Mainly by telephone

2 (1.1%)

Other

9 (5.0%)

Setting, n (%)

Individual

146 (80.7%)

Group

19 (10.5%)

Individual and group

16 (8.8%)

Number of sessions completed at T0, n (%)

1–2 sessions

28 (15.5%)

3–5 sessions

72 (39.8%)

6–8 sessions

42 (23.2%)

9–11 sessions

14 (7.7%)

12–14 sessions

11 (6.1%)

 ≥ 15 sessions

14 (7.7%)

Number of sessions between T0-T1, n (%)

0 sessions

50 (27.6%)

1 session

77 (42.5%)

2 sessions

33 (18.2%)

3–4 sessions

13 (7.2%)

5–6 sessions

4 (2.2%)

 ≥ 7 sessions

4 (2.2%)