Table 1 Participants’ demographic characteristics

Age

38.6 years (SD 9.6)

42.5 years (SD 10.3)

t(48) = − 1.47, p = .15

Gender

13 female, 2 male

28 female, 7 male

χ²(1) = .00, p = 1.00

Educational background

χ²(1) = 6.17, p = .46

 High school

2

4

 < 3 years of college/university

8

7

 ≥ 3 years of college/university

5

24

Marital status

χ²(1) = 2.69, p = .26

 Single

6

12

 Married

8

23

 Divorced

1

0

Employment status

χ²(1) = 7.96, p = .02

 Employed full time

5

19

 Part-time/homemaker

7

16

 Unemployed

3

0

comorbid agoraphobia (M.I.N.I)

13

Comorbid axis I diagnoses (M.I.N.I)

 No comorbid condition (PD only)

12

 Depression

1

 Other anxiety disorder

3

Medication

 Benzodiazepine

11

 Antidepressant

9

 Benzodiazepine and antidepressant

8

 No medication

3

Mental defeat

 MDS mean (SD)

22.2 (16.6)

5.4 (5.3)

Cognitive flexibility

 CFS mean (SD)

42.8 (9.7)

52.6 (7.5)

Associated psychopathology

 PDSS-SR mean (SD)

12.1 (4.0)

.1 (.4)

 PHQ-9 mean (SD)

8.0 (3.2)

2.6 (2.4)