Table 1: General characteristics of the sample (n = 243).

Socio-demographic Group N (%) PQ-B
Frequency
Mean (SD)
PQ-B
Distress
Mean (SD)
Gender
Males
Females
109 (45%)
134 (55%)
4.7 (4.0)
4.9 (3.6)
13.0 (13.7)
15.2 (12.8) *
Age
19-24 years old
25-38 years old
137 (56%)
106 (44%)
4.9 (3.9)
4.6 (3.7)
14.9 (14.0)
13.2 (12.2)
Highest level of parental education
Compulsory school or lower
High school diploma
College graduate or higher
104 (43%)
106 (44%)
33 (13%)
4.8 (3.8)
4.7 (3.8)
5.0 (3.8)
14.8 (13.3)
13.9 (13.1)
13.5 (13.8)

* Mann-Whitney U test: U = 6210.505; z = - 2.00, p = 0.045