Comparison of average scores of depression symptoms (CES-D) and generalised anxiety disorder (GAD-7) in different groups
| n | CES-D, mean (SD) | Group comparison | n | GAD-7, mean (SD) | Group comparison | |
| Age | ||||||
| <20 years | 113 | 15.1 (6.85) | F=5.92 | 115 | 4.95 (3.32) | F=3.35 |
| 20–26 years | 126 | 14.0 (7.87) | P<0.01 | 128 | 4.75 (3.43) | P<0.05 |
| >26 years | 41 | 10.6 (5.40) | 41 | 3.44 (2.53) | ||
| Grew up in | ||||||
| Germany | 220 | 14.6 (7.30) | F=8.52 | 221 | 4.89 (3.35) | F=4.98 |
| Other countries | 63 | 11.6 (6.74) | P<0.01 | 66 | 3.86 (2.96) | P<0.05 |
| Match experience* | ||||||
| Top | 75 | 11.3 (5.96) | F=6.48 | 74 | 3.85 (2.63) | F=3.60 |
| High | 99 | 14.6 (7.13) | P<0.001 | 103 | 4.78 (3.49) | P<0.05 |
| Moderate | 60 | 14.1 (8.22) | 60 | 4.54 (3.06) | ||
| Low | 44 | 17.0 (7.15) | 45 | 5.85 (3.30) | ||
| Level of play† | ||||||
| First league | 180 | 12.7 (6.46) | F=7.47 | 182 | 4.16 (2.80) | F=6.91 |
| Second league | 63 | 16.5 (8.38) | P=0.001 | 65 | 5.87 (3.81) | P=0.001 |
| Others | 40 | 14.0 (7.72) | 40 | 4.90 (3.95) | ||
| Starter for their team | ||||||
| (Almost) always | 137 | 13.0 (7.49) | F=4.03 | 136 | 4.40 (3.59) | F=2.56 |
| Often | 32 | 12.7 (5.73) | P<0.01 | 34 | 4.22 (2.64) | P=0.55 |
| Sometimes | 45 | 14.5 (6.82) | 46 | 4.49 (2.77) | NS | |
| Rarely/never | 64 | 16.6 (7.40) | 65 | 5.66 (3.20) | ||
| Needed psychotherapy | ||||||
| No | 171 | 12.9 (7.25) | F=5.70 | 173 | 4.14 (2.98) | F=8.10 |
| Yes, in the past | 66 | 15.3 (6.84) | P<0.01 | 66 | 4.94 (3.26) | P<0.001 |
| Yes, currently | 44 | 16.5 (7.19) | 45 | 6.27 (3.96) | ||
| Current general health | ||||||
| Very good | 69 | 10.6 (5.48) | F=20.5 | 72 | 3.42 (2.71) | F=27.4 |
| Good | 155 | 13.9 (6.73) | P<0.001 | 159 | 4.39 (2.82) | P<0.001 |
| Average | 47 | 16.4 (6.67) | 47 | 5.91 (3.13) | ||
| Poor | 8 | 28.3 (12.1) | 8 | 12.5 (4.17) | ||
| Very poor | 0 | 0 |
*Top: >50 international or >100 first league matches; high: 11–50 international or 11–100 first league or >100 second league matches; moderate: 1–10 international or 1–10 first league or 11–100 second league matches; low: no international, no first league, 1–10 second league, other matches.
†First league: players who belong to a first league squad and play in the first league; second league: players belong to a second league squad and play in the second league; other level: players who belong to a lower league squad or of more than one squad, or play in a lower league or play more than one league, or play in a league different from their squad.
CES-D, Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; GAS-7, Generalised Anxiety Disorder.