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Table 1 Characteristics of high (N = 65) and low humiliation (N = 121) groups and the total sample (N = 186)

From: Perceived humiliation during admission to a psychiatric emergency service and its relation to socio-demography and psychopathology

Variables

High humiliation

Low humiliation

p-value

Effect size*

Total sample

(N = 65)

(N = 121)

(N = 186)

Age at admission, mean (SD)

38.1 (14.1)

37.0 (13.0)

0.59

 

37.3 (13.4)

Sex, N (%)

  

0.89

  

  Males

38 (59)

72 (60)

  

110 (59)

  Females

27 (41)

49 (40)

  

76 (41)

Relationship status, N (%)

  

0.87

  

  Paired

17 (26)

33 (27)

  

50 (27)

  Non-paired

48 (74)

88 (73)

  

136 (73)

Level of education, N (%)

  

0.04

0.33

 

  ≤ 12 years

60 (92)

98 (81)

  

158 (85)

  > 12 years

5 (8)

23 (19)

  

28 (15)

Work status, N (%)

  

0.003

0.48

 

  In paid work

9 (14)

41 (34)

  

50 (27)

  Not in paid work

56 (86)

80 (66)

  

136 (73)

Admission status, N (%)

  

<0.001

0.95

 

  Compulsive admission

53 (82)

45 (37)

  

98 (53)

  Voluntary admission

12 (18)

76 (63)

  

88 (47)

Diagnosis at discharge, N (%)

  

<0.001

  

  Non-psychotic disorders

23 (35)

61 (50)

  

84 (45

  Mood disorders

14 (22)

40 (33)

  

54 (29)

  Schizophrenia

28 (43)

20 (17)

  

48 (26)

No of previous admissions, N (%)

  

0.09

  

  None

29 (45)

70 (58)

  

99 (53)

  One or more

36 (55)

51 (42)

  

87 (47)

Duration of this admission, N (%)

  

<0.001

  

  2 weeks or less

23 (35)

78 (65)

  

101 (54)

  3 – 4 weeks

22 (34)

28 (23)

  

50 (27)

  5 – 28 weeks

20 (31)

15 (12)

  

35 (19)

  1. *Effect size is only given if p-value is significant and cannot be calculated for three-ways chi-square tests.