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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample as well as means and standard deviations for the RFQ subscales, presented as M(SD)

From: Gain +1 or Avoid −1: Validation of the German Regulatory Focus Questionnaire (RFQ)

 

N

Percent

RFQ Promotion

RFQ Prevention

Gender

 Female

821

80.2

3.68 (0.58)

3.47 (0.79)

 Male

196

19.1

3.67 (0.63)

3.24 (0.78)

 Other

7

0.7

3.21 (0.50)

3.51 (0.74)

Age (years)

  ≤ 20

160

15.6

3.62 (0.61)

3.49 (0.78)

 21–30

543

53.0

3.67 (0.59)

3.46 (0.81)

 31–40

163

15.9

3.69 (0.58)

3.34 (0.72)

  > 40

158

15.4

3.73 (0.56)

3.29 (0.80)

Family status

 Single

572

55.9

3.63 (0.62)

3.44 (0.81)

 Committed Relationship

236

23.0

3.72 (0.54)

3.47 (0.77)

 Married

156

15.2

3.75 (0.55)

3.33 (0.73)

 Separated

12

1.2

3.75 (0.42)

2.85 (0.71)

 Divorced

40

3.9

3.75 (0.63)

3.26 (0.87)

 Widowed

8

0.8

3.73 (0.55)

4.03 (0.47)

Education

 Pupil

32

3.1

3.52 (0.67)

3.59 (0.70)

  ≤ 8 years

28

2.7

3.33 (0.51)

3.14 (0.82)

 9–11 years

130

12.7

3.47 (0.58)

3.21 (0.81)

  ≥ 12 years

834

81.4

3.73 (0.58)

3.46 (0.79)

Employment status

 Working full time

308

30.1

3.71 (0.58)

3.29 (0.77)

 Working part time

141

13.8

3.62 (0.56)

3.42 (0.82)

 Student/Apprentice

491

47.9

3.72 (0.59)

3.54 (0.79)

 Unemployed

42

4.1

3.26 (0.60)

3.33 (0.86)

 Homemaker

22

2.1

3.62 (0.58)

3.10 (0.59)

 Retired

20

2.0

3.49 (0.63)

3.13 (0.69)

Monthly household net income

  < 1000 €

365

35.6

3.69 (0.60)

3.59 (0.77)

 1000–1999 €

256

25.0

3.61 (0.58)

3.38 (0.82)

  ≥ 2000 €

325

31.7

3.71 (0.59)

3.29 (0.77)

 No answer

78

7.7

3.68 (0.59)

3.43 (0.79)