2.7.1. Sample
In the scale development study, which included a total of 252 seafarers, there were 106 deck officers, 54 engine officers, 46 deck personnel, 28 engine personnel and 18 cabin personnel. Based on the types of ships they worked at, there were 144 people in General Cargo / Freighter Handy-Size and over, 68 people in Liquid Fuel or Chemical Tankers, 10 people in Crude Oil Tankers, 14 people in RO-RO-RO/PAX-RO-LA or passenger ships and 16 people in Coasters. Based on the schools they graduated from, 58 were trainees, 75 had vocational high school degrees, 3 had military high school degrees, 46 had two-year university degrees, and 60 had undergraduate degrees. Among the participants, 243 were men, 9 were women, while 133 were married, and 119 were single. Researched seafarers, on average, 9.95 years work on the sea.
Table 1. Seafarers descriptive statistics values