Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study sample (n=484).
| Characteristics | Value | |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 40.8 (12.1) | |
| Sex, female, n (%) | 392 (81.0) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||
| Partnered | 348 (71.9) | |
| No partner | 121 (25.0) | |
| Prefer not to disclose | 15 (3.1) | |
| Body mass index, mean (SD) | 30.1 (6.7) | |
| Education, n (%) | ||
| High school or lower | 73 (15.1) | |
| Some post-high school (eg, trade or diploma) | 136 (28.1) | |
| University | 275 (56.8) | |
| Australian-born, n (%) | 348 (71.7) | |
| ASGSa remoteness, n (%) | ||
| Major city | 455 (94.0) | |
| Inner regional | 19 (3.9) | |
| Outer regional | 5 (1.0) | |
| Remote | 5 (1.0) | |
| Very remote | 0 (0) | |
| Social cognitive theory, mean (SD) | ||
| Goal setting (scale range 1-5) | 3.0 (0.1) | |
| Outcome expectations (scale range 1-5) | 3.3 (0.4) | |
| Intention (scale range 1-7) | 4.1 (0.7) | |
| Self-efficacy (scale range 1-5) | 3.0 (0.7) | |
| Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Achievement, mean (SD) (scale range 1-10) | 6.5 (1.5) | |
| 12-Item Short Form Health Survey, mean (SD) (scale range 0-100) | ||
| Physical component summary | 40.3 (6.1) | |
| Mental component summary | 48.0 (9.4) | |
| PSQIb sleep quality, n (%) | ||
| Very good | 24 (5.0) | |
| Good | 223 (46.1) | |
| Bad | 198 (40.9) | |
| Very bad | 39 (8.1) | |
| Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale, mean (SD) | ||
| Depression | 4.8 (5.1) | |
| Anxiety | 3.6 (3.8) | |
| Stress | 7.5 (4.9) | |
aASGS: Australian Statistical Geography Standard [43].
bPSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.