Self-compassion, automatic thoughts, and mental pain in depression: Mediating effects and clinical implications

Table 1 The characteristics of depressed patients in the study (n = 389)

Items	Category	Case count (n)	Percentage (%)
Age (years)	18-30	210	54.2
	31-40	81	20.8
	41-50	53	13.6
	51-65	45	11.6
Gender	Male	135	34.7
	Female	254	65.3
Education	Junior high or below	58	14.9
	High school or vocational	48	12.3
	College or above	275	70.8
Marital status	Single	201	51.7
	Married	188	48.3
Occupation	Farmer	6	1.5
	Enterprise employee	73	18.8
	Public servant	43	11.0
	Unit employee	86	22.1
	Self-employed	41	10.5
	Student	141	36.8
Family monthly income (CNY)	≤ 3000	16	4.1
	3000-4999	44	11.3
	5000-7999	221	56.8
	More than 8000	10	2.6
Depression severity	Mild	67	17.2
	Moderate	257	66.1
	Severe	65	16.7
History of suicide or self-harm	None	208	53.5
	Yes	181	46.5
Recurrence times	First episode	179	46.1
	1 time	86	22.1
	2 times	65	16.7
	3 times	22	5.7
	4 times or more	37	9.5

CNY: China yuan.