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Table 3 Estimated Pearson correlations, means, and SD for time-varying predictors (at T4)

From: Understanding why apprentices consider dropping out: longitudinal prediction of apprentices’ workplace interest and anxiety

Variables

Predictors of within-apprentice variance (T4)

Employer training

Job security

Fair wages

Expert career

Excessive work

Anxiety—T1

− 0.12**

− 0.08**

− 0.08**

− 0.07**

0.14**

Anxiety—T2

− 0.14**

− 0.08**

− 0.09**

− 0.07**

0.17**

Anxiety—T3

− 0.15**

− 0.10**

− 0.10**

− 0.07**

0.19**

Anxiety—T4

− 0.22**

− 0.16**

− 0.09**

− 0.10**

0.30**

Anxiety—T5

− 0.14**

− 0.09**

− 0.06**

− 0.06**

0.15**

Anxiety—T6

− 0.13**

− 0.08**

− 0.06**

− 0.04*

0.14**

Interest—T1

0.23**

0.15**

0.14**

0.17**

− 0.10**

Interest—T2

0.24**

0.16**

0.14**

0.19**

− 0.11**

Interest—T3

0.28**

0.22**

0.13**

0.18**

− 0.12**

Interest—T4

0.41**

0.34**

0.15**

0.25**

− 0.14**

Interest—T5

0.25**

0.19**

0.09**

0.15**

− 0.10**

Interest—T6

0.23**

0.21**

0.10**

0.16**

− 0.08**

Prior Education

− 0.09**

− 0.09**

− 0.01

0.13**

− 0.03

SES

0.05

0.02

0.01

0.10**

− 0.11**

Lack of info

− 0.10**

− 0.02

− 0.08*

0.03

0.13**

Timing of choice

0.13**

0.02

0.05

0.05

− 0.11**

Role models

0.27**

0.18**

0.11**

0.18**

− 0.02

Career indecision

− 0.11**

− 0.10**

− 0.09**

− 0.02

0.16**

Considered dropping out

− 0.06**

− 0.04**

− 0.04**

− 0.03**

0.04**

Mean

4.73

4.90

3.59

5.23

4.26

SD

1.29

1.06

1.34

1.07

1.17

  1. ** p < .01, * p < .05