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. 2021 Nov 18;12:738609. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.738609

TABLE 1.

Summary of participant characteristics.

Participant characteristic Classification Frequency (n) Mean (SD)
Sex Female 93
Male 677
Age Years 26.5 (6.99)
Career Length Years 5.22 (5.54)
Force Generation Cycle Phase Ready – e.g., Trained, equipped and available 320
Readying – e.g., Training, equipping, rehearsing 311
Reset – e.g., Recovery, debrief, reflect, re-plan 139
Ethnicity Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 40
Caucasian 570
South and Eastern Europe 14
North Africa, Middle East, Arab Peninsula 11
Africa - West, East, Central, South 5
Asia 31
Melanesia, Polynesia, NZ Peoples 12
America - North and South 4
Other/Mixed 24
Not provided 59
Highest Level of Education Some High School 6
Year 10 Certificate 75
Year 12 406
Certificate or Diploma (non-university, e.g., TAFE) 231
Tertiary undergraduate/graduate (e.g., BA, BSc) 35
Tertiary post-graduate (e.g., MA, MSc, PhD) 8
Not provided 9
Rank Private 572
Private (proficient) 15
Lance Corporal 46
Corporal 71
Sergeant 18
Warrant Officer 2 16
Warrant Officer 1 1
Lieutenant 10
Captain 6
Major 13
Lt Colonel 1