Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training

Table 8 Pre-entry predictors of between-apprentice variance (standardised)

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

Pre-entry	Interest		Anxiety
predictors	Intercept	Slope	Intercept	Slope
Background
Prior education	− 0.09*	0.14*	− 0.03	− 0.06
SES	0.01	− 0.04	− 0.06	0.13
Resources
Role models	0.26**	− 0.04	− 0.04	− 0.13
Timing of choice	0.13**	0.10	− 0.03	− 0.04
Demands
Lack of information	0.01	− 0.03	0.14**	− 0.03
Career indecision	− 0.30**	0.15*	0.37**	− 0.30**

**p < .01, *p < .05

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