Skip to main content

Table 6 Correlation matrix

From: Discontinuities in vocational education and training: the influence of early-risk factors and personality constructs on premature training termination and subsequent trajectories

  

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(1) PTT

ρ

1.000

                

p-value

                 

(2) Low educational qualification

ρ

0.156

1.000

               

p-value

.000

                

(3) Poor GPA

ρ

0.092

0.162

1.000

              

p-value

0.000

0.000

               

(4) Failure to realize the desired occupation

ρ

0.102

− 0.046

0.046

1.000

             

p-value

0.000

0.006

0.009

              

(5) Graduation after more than the typical number of years

ρ

0.115

0.204

0.059

0.060

1.000

            

p-value

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

             

(6) Participating in a prevocational program before VET

ρ

0.110

0.378

0.132

− 0.045

0.162

1.000

           

p-value

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.006

0.000

            

(7) Migration background

ρ

0.132

0.107

0.059

0.053

0.094

0.095

1.000

          

p-value

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.001

0.000

0.000

           

(8) Low parental education

ρ

0.099

0.165

0.100

0.013

0.102

0.120

0.306

1.000

         

p-value

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.458

0.000

0.000

0.000

          

(9) Low parental occupational status

ρ

0.098

0.219

0.080

0.003

0.107

0.129

0.214

0.253

1.000

        

p-value

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.875

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

         

(10) Agreeableness (z-stand.)

ρ

− 0.003

− 0.029

− 0.041

− 0.003

− 0.016

− 0.004

0.019

− 0.002

0.022

1.000

       

p-value

0.824

0.064

0.011

0.861

0.305

0.804

0.214

0.926

0.161

        

(11) Conscientiousness (z-stand.)

ρ

− 0.028

0.004

− 0.129

− 0.033

-0.048

− 0.020

0.039

0.028

0.068

0.248

1.000

      

p-value

0.068

0.821

0.000

0.059

0.002

0.201

0.012

0.080

0.000

0.000

       

(12) Openness (z-stand.)

ρ

0.049

− 0.073

− 0.034

0.046

− 0.016

− 0.003

0.056

0.002

− 0.039

0.142

0.099

1.000

     

p-value

0.001

0.000

0.036

0.010

0.323

0.830

0.000

0.889

0.012

0.000

0.000

      

(13) Self-efficacy (z-stand.)

ρ

0.022

0.060

− 0.024

− 0.036

0.051

− 0.015

-0.029

− 0.007

− 0.023

0.050

0.113

0.059

1.000

    

p-value

0.171

0.000

0.163

0.049

0.003

0.355

0.076

0.703

0.154

0.005

0.000

0.001

     

(14) Training in school-based VET system

ρ

0.158

-0.060

0.007

0.060

0.007

-0.031

0.057

− 0.006

− 0.027

0.046

0.018

0.088

− 0.002

1.000

   

p-value

0.000

0.000

0.631

0.000

0.629

0.028

0.000

0.673

0.063

0.003

0.248

0.000

0.898

    

(15) Sex (female)

ρ

0.037

− 0.093

− 0.059

0.026

− 0.001

− 0.033

0.043

0.016

0.039

0.112

0.189

0.192

− 0.105

0.256

1.000

  

p-value

0.010

0.000

0.000

0.119

0.966

0.019

0.003

0.296

0.007

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

   

(16) Training in eastern federal states

ρ

0.033

− 0.002

0.017

− 0.006

− 0.024

0.016

− 0.109

− 0.054

0.017

− 0.043

− 0.056

0.014

− 0.003

0.023

0.014

1.000

 

p-value

0.023

0.894

0.256

0.719

0.103

0.267

0.000

0.000

0.234

0.005

0.000

0.348

0.879

0.114

0.344

  

(17) Time spent in first VET program until PTT

ρ

− 0.799

− 0.118

− 0.069

− 0.109

− 0.114

− 0.120

− 0.128

− 0.102

− 0.080

− 0.002

0.010

− 0.055

− 0.011

− 0.211

− 0.112

− 0.021

1.000

p-value

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.880

0.506

0.000

0.519

0.000

0.000

0.141

 
  1. n = 4892; data not imputed; effects with p≤= 0.1 in bold type