Table 3 Prospects for future work (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = agree, and 4 = strongly agree)
Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Female dental hygiene students) | (Female and male dental students) | ||||
Questions | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mann-Whitney U test |
8 I want a rewarding job | 3.8 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.3 | NS |
9 I want to help others | 3.8 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 0.4 | NS |
10 I want to earn as much money as possible | 3.7 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | p < 0.01 |
11 I want to work with minimal workload and stress | 3.3 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | p < 0.01 |
12 I want to work as little as possible | 3.1 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | p < 0.01 |
13 I want to be able to continue working for a long period | 3.8 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | NS |
14 I want to live without working, if possible | 2.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | NS |