Table 1
Socio-Demographic Data of the Participants.
| VARIABLE | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | ||
| Junior Non-Commissioned Officers | 455 | 40.88 |
| Senior Non-Commissioned Officers | 353 | 31.72 |
| Warrant Officers | 136 | 12.22 |
| Junior Officer | 82 | 7.37 |
| Senior Officer | 72 | 6.47 |
| Not indicated | 15 | 1.34 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Black | 643 | 57.77 |
| Coloured | 247 | 22.19 |
| Indian | 39 | 3.50 |
| White | 176 | 15.81 |
| Not indicated | 8 | 0.72 |
| Relationship status | ||
| Civil partnership | 30 | 2.70 |
| Long-term relationship | 145 | 13.03 |
| Married | 482 | 43.31 |
| Single | 450 | 40.43 |
| Not indicated | 6 | 0.54 |
| Sexual orientation | ||
| Bisexual | 2 | 0.18 |
| Heterosexual | 1092 | 98.11 |
| Homosexual | 9 | 0.81 |
| Not indicated | 10 | 0.90 |
| Education | ||
| Did not complete high school | 3 | 0.27 |
| Matric | 785 | 70.53 |
| Post-matric vocational diploma | 181 | 16.26 |
| Undergraduate degree | 92 | 8.27 |
| Postgraduate degree | 39 | 3.50 |
| Not indicated | 13 | 1.17 |
Table 2
MRNI-SF means, standard deviations, internal consistencies, and single sample t-test statistics.
| PRESENT STUDY (N = 1113) | THEORETICAL MID-POINT | LEVANT ET AL. (2013; N = 549) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | α | SINGLE SAMPLE T-TEST (p < .001) | M | SD | α | |
| Restrictive Emotinality | 2.52 | 1.29 | 0.67 | –41.138 | 2.92 | 1.22 | 0.83 |
| Self-Reliance Through Mechanical Skills | 4.61 | 1.62 | 0.77 | 12.61 | 4.52 | 1.36 | 0.86 |
| Negativity Towards Sexual Minorities | 2.72 | 1.41 | 0.76 | –30.073 | 3.18 | 1.57 | 0.88 |
| Avoidance of Femininity | 3.01 | 1.37 | 0.69 | –24.025 | 4.24 | 1.52 | 0.90 |
| Importance of Sex | 2.99 | 1.49 | 0.83 | –22.434 | 3.76 | 1.51 | 0.83 |
| Toughness | 3.77 | 1.58 | 0.75 | –4.808 | 4.68 | 1.23 | 0.79 |
| Dominance | 2.09 | 1.2 | 0.80 | –52.660 | 3.05 | 1.39 | 0.87 |
| Traditional Masculinity Ideology | 3.11 | 1.02 | 0.91 | –28.976 | 3.74 | 1.05 | 0.92 |
Figure 1
Box and Whisker Plot for Traditional Masculinity Ideology (TMI) Mean Score and the Attitudes Toward Transgender People Serving in the SAN.
Table 3
Frequency of Attitudes Toward Transgender eople Serving in the SAN (N = 1113).
| CATEGORICAL RESPONSE OPTION | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes, at sea and ashore | 758 | 68.1 |
| Yes, but only in shore-based units and posts | 47 | 4.2 |
| No, transgender people should not be able to serve in the SAN | 43 | 3.9 |
| No, I do not know enough about transgender people | 236 | 21.2 |
| Not Indicated | 29 | 2.6 |