Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample (n = 307), and comparison of those who had sought help for mental health problems at follow-up and those who had not

Male sex, n (%)

91 (38.2)

17 (24.6)

108 (35.2)

χ²₍₁₎ = 4.337, p = 0.037, V = 0.119

Age, median (mean ± SD)

33 (31.25 ± 7.21)

31 (30.53 ± 7.72)

33 (31.09 ± 7.32)

U = 7936.500, p = 0.672, r = − 0.041

Nationality, n (%) Swiss

230 (96.6)

66 (95.7)

296 (96.4)

χ²₍₁₎ = 0.151, p = 0.698, V = 0.022

ISCED 2011^a, n (%)

χ²₍₃₎ = 0.628 p = 0.731, V = 0.045

 Primary education (ISCED 1)

2 (0.8)

1 (1.4)

3 (1.0)

 Secondary school (ISCED 2)

132 (55.5)

35 (50.7)

167 (54.4)

 High school (ISCED 3)

104 (43.7)

33 (47.8)

137 (44.6)

Employment, n (%)

χ²₍₃₎ = 11.658, p = 0.020, V = 0.195

 Unemployed

5 (2.1)

3 (4.3)

8 (2.6)

 Protected employment

0 (0.0)

2 (2.9)

2 (0.7)

 Temporary work, self-employed

3 (1.3)

1 (1.4)

4 (1.3)

 Normal employment, in school

230 (96.6)

62 (89.9)

292 (95.1)

Marital status, n (%)

χ²₍₅₎ = 11.477, p = 0.043, V = 0.193

 Unmarried

115 (48.3)

37 (53.6)

152 (49.5)

 Married or registered partnership

117 (49.2)

25 (36.2)

142 (46.3)

 Separated/divorced/widowed

2 (0.8)

3 (4.3)

5 (1.6)

Current non-psychotic axis-I disorder at baseline^b, n (%)

55 (23.1)

30 (43.5)

85 (27.7)

χ²₍₁₎ = 11.085, p < 0.001, V = 0.190

Current non-psychotic axis-I disorder at follow-up^b, n (%)

42 (17.6)

28 (40.6)

70 (22.8)

χ²₍₁₎ = 15.982, p < 0.001, V = 0.228

Current functional deficit at baseline^c

7 (2.9)

20 (29.0)

27 (8.8)

χ²₍₁₎ = 45.234, p < 0.001, V = 0.384

Current functional deficit at follow-up^c

10 (4.2)

23 (33.3)

33 (10.7)

χ²₍₁₎ = 47.318, p < 0.001, V = 0.393

Help-seeking at baseline, n (%)

63 (26.5)

45 (65.2)

108 (35.2)

χ²₍₁₎ = 35.218, p < 0.001, V = 0.339

Intention to seek help^d, n (%)

199 (83.6)

61 (88.4)

260 (84.7)

χ²₍₁₎ = 0.948, p = 0.330, V = 0.056