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Received: 10 November 2024

Accepted: 12 March 2025

First Online: 25 March 2025

Declarations

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: The study was approved by the Commission for Ethics in Research of the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor (Report No. 1912-2024), and followed the applicable laws and regulations governing human subject research in the Republic of Slovenia. The protocol of the research was approved by the decision of the Senate of the University of Maribor and Center of Military School (SAF), as part of the approved doctoral thesis concept. The following ethical considerations were addressed and implemented throughout the research process. The field research was conducted by questionnaire. The informed consent written by the university was provided to the informant before the basic data collection. The authors, based on the provided inclusion criteria, selected eligible participants for the study. The eligible participants were asked about their willingness to participate in the study and were informed about the objective of the study. Participation in the questionnaire survey was voluntary. Informed consent was obtained from all the participants before the research. All the research participants were adults. Anonymity and confidentiality were provided to participating respondents throughout the research and all the research results were anonymized.

: All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: Not applicable.