“…The sample in this survey differs from various other surveys in regard to a higher ratio of women (Cronise et al, ; Davis, ; Salzer et al, ), and of participants with pensions (Cronise et al, ). No obvious differences were present in regard to age (Hegedüs, Seidel, & Steinauer, ; Moran, Russinova, Yim, & Sprague, ), educational level (Cronise et al, ; Moran et al, ), and the proportion of participants having completed specific peer training (Cronise et al, ). The median of approximately three years of PSSs work experience in this study was comparable to results from the United States (International Association of Peer Supporters, ; Salzer et al, ) and reflect the early stages of PSW development in the German‐speaking region of Switzerland.…”