Dropout predictors in the academic fields of economics and engineering in cooperative education: an observation of the first academic year using cox regression

Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training

Table 2 Comparing descriptive statistics between groups (N = 2363)

	Dropout		No dropout
	M	SD	M	SD
Affective commitment	3.51	1.05	3.89	0.80
Continuance commitment	3.38	0.99	3.38	0.86
Normative commitment	3.28	0.91	3.25	0.91
Autonomy	3.15	0.83	3.39	0.73
Competence	3.34	0.78	3.68	0.62
Relatedness	3.83	0.96	4.26	0.73
University entrance qualification grade	3.62	0.65	3.85	0.59
Age	21.42	2.58	21.70	2.93

n(Dropout) = 149, n(No dropout) = 2,214. Variables ranging from 1 (= strongly disagree) to 5 (= strongly agree). University entrance qualification grade ranges from 2 (= lowest performance) to 5 (= best performance). Age vary between 18 and 60 years