Table 1 Subject characteristics and mean values on psychopathology ( N = 995)

Age, M (SD)

31.32. (10.44)

Gender, % male (n)

29.60 (295)

Nationality, % german (n)

91.56 (911)

Family status, % single (n)

45.10 (449)

Educational level, % graduation and higher (n)

65.23 (649)

Employment, % unemployed (n)

14.07 (140)

Psychotherapeutic treatment, % lifetime (n)

59.30 (590)

Medication, % psychopharmacological treatment (n)

27.70 (276)

Social Phobia Scale, M (SD)

31.45 (19.80)

Social Interaction Anxiety Scale, M (SD)

39.70 (20.91)

Brief Symptom Inventory - Global Severity Index, M (SD)

1.37 (.83)

Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, M (SD)

46.01 (16.95)

Emotional Abuse, M (SD)

11.39 (5.32)

Emotional Neglect, M (SD)

13.15 (5.57)

Physical Abuse, M (SD)

6.88 (3.48)

Physical Neglect, M (SD)

8.27 (3.40)

Sexual Abuse, M (SD)

6.31 (3.46)

Peer victimization, M (SD)

14.60 (9.09)