Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
Socio-demographics | N (%) | M | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
 Male | 31 (16) |  |  |
 Female | 169 (84) |  |  |
Age in years | Â | 49.0 | 9.9 |
Education | |||
 Elementary school | 1 (1) |  |  |
 Vocational secondary education | 8 (4) |  |  |
 Secondary education | 45 (22) |  |  |
 Academic education | 146 (73) |  |  |
Work characteristics | |||
Weekly work hours | Â | 29.9 | 7.1 |
Years of employment | Â | 11.7 | 10.1 |
Start external job search | |||
  < 1 month ago | 44 (22) |  |  |
 1–3 months ago | 33 (16) |  |  |
 3–6 months ago | 37(19) |  |  |
 6–9 months ago | 19 (10) |  |  |
  > 9 months ago | 45 (22) |  |  |
 missing | 22 (11) |  |  |
Work status | |||
 Working internally | 78 (39) |  |  |
 Working externally | 24 (12) |  |  |
 Not working | 98 (49) |  |  |
Scale characteristics | |||
 Pre-job loss grief (IJLS) |  | 28.7 | 7.7 |
 Depression (HADS) |  | 16.1 | 4.3 |
 Anxiety (HADS) |  | 17.2 | 4.3 |
 Denial (Brief COPE) |  | 4.5 | 1.7 |
 Intolerance of uncertainty (IUS-12) |  | 38.0 | 7.9 |
 Quality of life (ICECAP-A) |  | 12.8 | 2.3 |
 Perceived health (EQ-5D-NL) |  | 49.4 | 16.4 |
 Acceptance (Brief COPE) |  | 4.7 | 1.4 |
 Optimism (LOT-R) |  | 19.8 | 4.1 |
 Financial strain |  | 1.7 | 0.7 |