Table 5.

T-test for the scales of the Career Anchors methodology based on socio-demographic and motivational-professional variables across different universities

Scale	KFU (n=83)		SmolSU (n=89)
	Variable	Difference	Variable	Difference
Professional competence	Motive (conscious / random)1	.71164*	Motive (conscious / random)	.88409*
			Experience (yes/no)	.89079*
	Plans (going to work / depending on circumstances, no)	1.20230*	Plans (going to work / depending on circumstances, no)	2.17169**
			Plans (going to work / more likely yes)	.86035*
	Plans (going to work / more likely yes)	.71667*	Plans (more, likely yes / depending on circumstances, no)	1.31134*
Management	-	–	Family income (low-income / average income)	–1.26593*
			Experience (yes/no)	1.02007*
			Plans (going to work / depending on circumstances, no)	1.25344*
Autonomy	Motive (conscious / random)	–.63811*	–	–
Job stability	Form of education (budgetary / extra-budgetary)	–1.55897*	Place of residence (regional center / raion center)	–1.04235*
Stability of place of residence	Plans (going to work / depending on circumstances, no)	1.65172*	Plans (more likely yes / depending on circumstances, no)	1.11765*
Service	Plans (going to work / depending on circumstances, no)	.76598*	Motive (conscious / random)	1.03560*
			Plans (going to work / depending on circumstances, no)	1.49180**
			Plans (more likely yes / depending on circumstances, no)	1.20378*
Challenge	–	–	Plans (more likely yes / depending on circumstances, no)	1.12857*
Lifestyle integration	Motive (conscious / random)	–.60282*	Motive (conscious / random)	.69399*
Entrepreneurship	–	–	Family income (low-income / average income)	–1.58071*
			Family income (low-income / affluent)	–2.13846*
			Plans (more likely yes / depending on circumstances, no)	1.38277*

Note: * p<.05; ** p<.001

¹ In parentheses are discrete values of the factor variables determining differences in mean scores of career orientation scales