Table 1 Demographic characteristics of pre-service teachers (N = 452)

Gender

Male

123

27.21

Female

325

71.90

Third gender

4

0.89

Major

Primary school

260

57.52

Lower school (Haupt-/Mittelschule)

44

9.73

Secondary school (Realschule)

63

13.94

Grammar school (Gymnasium)

85

18.81

Age

21.31/3.89 (M/SD)

18–22

356

78.76

23–27

65

14.38

More than 27

31

6.86

Semester

1.83/1.55 (M/SD)

1–3

397

87.83

4–6

43

9.51

Higher than 6

12

2.66