Table 3 Personality traits (personality and career-related factors, means) of high school students grouped according to their choice of university major. Part 1: Means and ANOVA test

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N = 52

Career Motivation*

 CMQ Intrinsic motivation

5.87

5.58

5.57

5.55

5.33

 CMQ Extrinsic motivation

4.34

4.13

4.06

4.73

4.15

 CMQ Extraprofessional concerns

3.68

4.19

4.00

3.81

4.01

Importance of Life Goals**

 Intimacy

4.40

4.42

4.44

4.31

4.33

 Affiliation

3.59

3.52

3.31

3.42

3.46

 Altruism

4.32

3.94

3.89

3.77

3.94

 Power

2.88

2.92

2.67

3.38

2.56

 Achievement

4.30

4.08

4.09

4.08

3.95

 Variation

4.29

4.17

4.01

4.28

4.20

Perceptions of the future***

 Leading position as a main goal

3.44

2.89

2.97

3.54

2.73

 Challenges in work but also time for other things

4.58

4.70

4.63

4.41

4.58

 Part-time work to have more private time

3.82

4.26

3.89

3.59

3.82

 May leave work to do something else

1.80

2.37

2.16

2.07

2.47

 Reduction of work to temporarily have more family time

3.04

3.50

3.37

2.98

3.62

Sense of Coherence (SOC)

4.58

4.38

4.41

4.47

4.41