Table 4 Prospects for future work (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = agree, and 4 = strongly agree)
Group 1 | Group 2−1 | Group 2–2 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Female dental hygiene students) | (Female dental students) | (Male dental students) | Comparison among groups (Holm) | |||||||
Questions | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Kruskal-Wallis test | 1 vs. 2−1 | 1 vs. 2–2 | 2−1 vs. 2–2 |
8 I want a rewarding job | 3.8 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 | NS | |||
9 I want to help others | 3.8 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 | NS | |||
10 I want to earn as much money as possible | 3.7 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.7 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.01 | NS | NS |
11 I want to work with minimal workload and stress | 3.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | NS | p < 0.01 |
12 I want to work as little as possible | 3.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | NS | p < 0.01 |
13 I want to be able to continue working for a long period | 3.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.3 | p < 0.01 | NS | NS | p < 0.05 |
14 I want to live without working, if possible | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 13.5 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | NS | p < 0.05 |