66 Chapter 4 (n = 124, 89.9%). The gender composition of our sample is consistent with the profession as a whole in the Netherlands (Statistics Netherlands, 2016, 2018). Almost all (n = 130, 94.2%) had a Western background. The average age of participants was 39.4 years old (SD = 11.3). The majority had quite a long term experience in teaching (Md 10-20 years). School weight was below average in slightly more than half of the participants. There were no relevant differences between the intervention group and the control group in terms of sociodemographic, clinical or professional characteristics. Descriptive characteristics of the participants are presented in Table 1. Table 1 Baseline Demographic Characteristics participants total and by group Total N = 138 n (%) MBSR n = 67 n (%) Control n = 71 n (%) Sociodemographic Gender Male 14 (10.1) 8 (11.9) 6 (8.5) Female 124 (89.9) 59 (88.1) 65 (91.5) Marital status Single 58 (42.0) 30 (44.8) 28 (39.4) Married/living with a partner 72 (52.2) 35 (52.2) 37 (52.2) Divorced/widowed/separated 8 (5.8) 2 (3.0) 6 (8.4) Ethnicity Western background 130 (94.2) 63 (94.0) 67 (94.4) Non-western background 8 (58) 4 (6.0) 4 (5.6) Age M /SD 39.4/11.3 39.5 39.2 Children Yes 81 (41.3) 39 (58.2) 42 (59.1) No 57 (58.7) 28 (41.8) 29 (40.9) Education level Higher Vocational Education 105 (76.1) 51 (76.1) 54 (76.1) Higher Vocational Educ. master 21 (15.2) 11 (16.4) 10 (14.1) ≥ Academic bachelor/master 12 (8.7) 5 (7.5) 7 (9.8) Clinical Current psychological symptoms No 123 (89.1) 58 (86.6) 65 (91.6) Yes 15 (10.9) 9 (13.4) 6 (8.5)
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