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Table 2 Baseline Characteristics across and per group

From: StudiCare procrastination - Randomized controlled non-inferiority trial of a persuasive design-optimized internet- and mobile-based intervention with digital coach targeting procrastination in college students

 

All participants

(N = 233)

% (n)

IG

(n = 116)

% (n)

CG

(n = 117)

% (n)

Age M (SD)

26.21 (5.3)

26.16 (5.53)

26.26 (5.18)

Gender, female

Diverse

60 (140), 1 (3)

55 (64), 2 (2)

65 (76), 1 (1)

Citizenship

   

Germany

92 (215)

95 (110)

90 (105)

Switzerland

1 (2)

1 (1)

1 (1)

EEA member

3 (8)

3 (3)

4 (5)

No EEA member

3 (6)

1 (1)

4 (5)

No information

0.005 (1)

0

1 (1)

Study characteristics

   

Semester break

32 (75)

29 (34)

35 (41)

Exam phase

64 (148)

65 (75)

62 (73)

Study semesters M (SD)

10.75 (6.73)

15.55 (6.25)

10.96 (7.20)

Field of study

   

Biology/ Chemistry

5 (12)

6 (7)

4 (5)

Business and Law

12 (27)

15 (17)

8 (10)

Educational Sciences

15 (35)

13 (15)

17 (20)

Engineering

14 (32)

13 (15)

15 (17)

Informatics

11 (26)

13 (15)

9 (11)

Linguistics, Culture, and Geography

14 (33)

15 (17)

14 (16)

Mathematics and Physics

7 (16)

6 (7)

8 (9)

Medicine and Pharmaceutics

8 (18)

6 (7)

9 (11)

Other sciences

4 (9)

4 (5)

3 (4)

No information

1 (3)

2 (2)

1 (1)

Psychotherapy experience

   

Currently

13 (31)

12 (14)

15 (17)

longer than 3 months ago

24 (55)

21 (24)

26 (31)

Waiting list

3 (8)

2 (2)

5 (6)

No Experience

60 (139)

66 (76)

54 (63)

Treatment for procrastination

   

Internet

27 (62)

31 (36)

22 (26)

Consultation

8 (18)

3 (6)

10 (12)

Family doctor

2 (4)

1 (1)

3 (3)

Psychotherapist

11 (26)

11 (13)

11 (13)

Psychiatrist

2 (4)

1 (1)

3 (3)

Other

4 (9)

4 (5)

3 (4)

Mental health outcomes

  

IPSM (SD)

37.43 (3.59)

37.16 (3.81)

37.70 (3.36)

STSM (SD)

42.01 (6.60)

41.79 (6.89)

42.23 (6.32)

WIRKSTUDM (SD)

17.01 (3.98)

17.14 (4.08)

16.89 (3.88)

PHQ-8 M (SD)

11.55 (5.02)

11.40 (5.17)

11.69 (4.88)

GAD-7 M (SD)

9.39 (4.91)

9.33 (5.29)

9.37 (4.53)

PSSM (SD)

9.20 (2.90)

8.82 (3.05)

9.58 (2.70)

BSSSM (SD)

50.07 (8.65)

51.03 (8.26)

49.11 (8.96)

emotional M (SD)

13.41 (2.59)

13.61 (2.55)

13.21 (2.63)

instrumental M (SD)

12.8 (2.73)

13.00 (2.65)

12.60 (2.80)

need for support M (SD)

11.3 (2.62)

11.30 (2.45)

11.29 (2.79)

support seeking M (SD)

12.57 (3.17)

13.12 (2.94)

12.02 (3.11)

  1. Note. IPS = Irrational Procrastination Scale, STS = Susceptibility to Temptation Scale, WIRKSTUD = Study-related self-efficacy, PHQ-8 = 8 item version of the Patient Health Questionnaire, GAD-7 = 7 item version of the General Anxiety Disorder questionnaire, PSS = Perceived Stress Scale, BSSS = Berliner Social Support Scale, M = Mean, SD = Standard deviation, IG = Intervention group, CG = Control group
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