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Table 1 Participant characteristics and flourishing means (N = 9468)

From: Higher exposure to childhood adversity associates with lower adult flourishing

Age (in years)

 Range

18–35

 Mean (SD)

20.1 (1.7)

Gender, n (%)

 Female

7129 (75.3)

 Male

2244 (23.7)

 Missing

95 (1.0)

Year in university, n (%)

 Freshman

2146 (22.7)

 Sophomore

2652 (28.0)

 Junior

2986 (31.5)

 Senior

1342 (14.2)

 Graduate

259 (2.7)

 Missing

83 (0.9)

Marital status, n (%)

 Single

7554 (79.8)

 Married or cohabitate

107 (1.1)

 Othersa

1807 (19.1)

Flourishing Measures, mean (SD)

 Flourish Index

6.93 (1.65)

 Secure Flourish Index

6.87 (1.61)

 Domain 1: Happiness and life satisfaction

6.91 (1.96)

 Domain 2: Physical and mental health

7.50 (1.80)

 Domain 3: Meaning and purpose

6.90 (1.92)

 Domain 4: Character and virtue

6.67 (1.89)

 Domain 5: Close social relationships

6.70 (1.99)

 Domain 6: Financial and material stability

6.55 (2.42)

  1. Note. aOther includes missing, divorced, separated, widowed, or other marital status. The “Flourish index” is the average of the first five domains. The “Secure flourish index” is the average of all six domains