Table 1 Sample characteristics

Female gender

1206 (86.2)

Age

  Mean (SD)

40.1 (11.9)

  Age range

18–85

Highest level of education (n, (%))

  No graduation

2 (0.1)

  “Hauptschulabschluss” (year 9, lower secondary school certificate)

67 (4.8)

  “Mittlere Reife” (year 10, lower secondary school certificate)/

Graduated from Polythechnical Highschool

319 (22.8)

  A-Level Certificate

291 (20.8)

  University degree

719 (51.4)

  Other level of education

1 (0.1)

  Living alone

210 (15.0)

  Decrease of household income during CoVid-19

151 (10.8)

  Systematically important work

757 (54.1)

Number of ACEs

  M (SD)

1.7 (1.9)

  0 ACEs

480 (34.3)

  1–3 ACEs

659 (47.1)

   ≥ 4 ACEs

239 (16.9)

  Not stated

24 (1.7)

  PHQ-8 before CoVid-19 (M, SD)

5.3 (3.5)

  PHQ-8 during CoVid-19 (M, SD)

7.6 (5.0)

  Pre-existing mental illness

477 (34.1)