Table 4.
Teacher characteristics by experimental group
| Characteristic | Control | Intervention | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 12-months | Baseline | 12-months | |
| School type teaching at | N = 179 | N = 180 | N = 221 | N = 223 |
| • Catholic/independent | 62 (35%) | 72 (40%) | 66 (30%) | 67 (30%) |
| • Government | 117 (65%) | 108 (60%) | 155 (70%) | 156 (70%) |
| Age of class teacher | N = 173 | N = 158 | N = 202 | N = 197 |
| • Mean (SD) | 38.0 (11.1) | 38.3 (11) | 40.0 (11) | 39.8 (11) |
| Sex | N = 174 | N = 175 | N = 210 | N = 219 |
| • Female–n (%) | 148 (85%) | 149 (85%) | 183 (87%) | 189 (86%) |
| Job share | N = 173 | N = 168 | N = 209 | N = 211 |
| • Yes–n (%) | 53 (31%) | 48 (29%) | 48 (22%) | 49 (23%) |
| Employment status | N = 172 | N = 170 | N = 209 | N = 209 |
| • Permanent full-time | 104 (60%) | 88 (52%) | 113 (54%) | 111 (53%) |
| • Temporary full-time | 50 (29%) | 62 (36%) | 71 (34%) | 67 (32%) |
| • Permanent part-time | 7 (4%) | 11 (6%) | 14 (7%) | 15 (7%) |
| • Temporary part-time | 6 (3%) | 5 (3%) | 8 (4%) | 13 (6%) |
| • Casual | 5 (3%) | 4 (2%) | 3 (1%) | 3 (1%) |
| Number of years teaching | N = 172 | N = 167 | N = 209 | N = 207 |
| • Mean (SD) | 13.0 (11) | 12.5 (10) | 14.6 (10) | 13.8 (10) |
| Specialist PDHPE teacher | N = 173 | N = 168 | N = 211 | N = 210 |
| • Yes–n (%) | 3 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 6 (3%) |