Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of study participants
Variable (n = 26) | M (SD), range |
|---|---|
Age | 17.1 (1.0), 15–19 |
Time in Germany (months) | 9.8 (3.9), 4.5–21 |
Years of education (n = 24) | 5.6 (3.7), 1–12 |
Number of traumatic event types | 11.3 (2.8), 6–17 |
Variable (n = 26) | n (%) |
|---|---|
Nationality | |
Afghanistan | 19 (73.1) |
Eritrea, Gambia, Iran, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria | Each 1 (3.8) |
Religion | |
Islam | 23 (88.5) |
Christianity | 3 (11.5) |
Loss of one parent | 14 (53.8) |
Loss of both parents | 7 (26.9) |
No contact to any family | 8 (30.8) |
Self-harm lifetime | 17 (65.4) |
Suicidal thoughts | 16 (61.5) |
Attempted suicide pre-enrolment | 7 (26.9) |
Comorbidity | 20 (76.9) |
Major depression | 12 (46.2) |
Dysthymia | 4 (15.4) |
Specific phobia | 3 (11.5) |
Social phobia | 1 (3.8) |
OCD | 1 (3.8) |