2.4. Participants
2.4.1. For the first phase of data collection
The sample was comprised of 101 participants from both genders with differing ages, levels of education, different jobs and ethnic backgrounds to represent the wider London population. 38.6% were female and 61.4% were male. The average age of the sample was 33.88 and S.D. = 10.63. The average duration of residency was 12.19 years with the mode of 2 years. 71.3% were well educated either holding a degree or a post graduate degree (for demographic characteristics of participants see Table 1).