Table 3.
Structural Equation Model of Social Origins, Judgements about Work, and Occupational Outcomes; Unstandardized Parameters
| Extrinsic Orientations (1995) | Intrinsic Orientations (1995) | Intrinsic Rewards (2005) | Self-Direction (2005) | Occ. Education (2005) | Job Security (2005) | Biweekly Earnings (2005) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family income | .00 (.01) | .02 (.02) | -.01 (.01) | .01 (.02) | -1.12 (.51)* | -.02 (.02) | -.01 (.02) |
| Parent some college | -.10 (.06) | .03 (.07) | -.01 (.06) | -.11 (.10) | 2.95 (2.31) | -.12 (.10) | .11 (.08) |
| Parent college grad+ | -.26 (.07)*** | .03 (.08) | -.10 (.08) | -.21 (.13) | 9.14 (2.91)** | -.29 (.12)* | .06 (.10) |
| Parental Occ. SES | .00 (.00) | .00 (.00) | .00 (.00) | .00 (.00) | .13 (.09) | .00 (.00) | .00 (.00) |
| Neither parent employed | .06 (.12) | .11 (.14) | -.03 (.13) | .13 (.21) | 1.35 (4.74) | -.24 (.20) | -.21 (.16) |
| Male | -.03 (.05) | -.16 (.06)** | .03 (.05) | .00 (.08) | -5.50 (1.86)** | -.06 (.08) | .36 (.06)*** |
| White | -.11 (.07) | -.20 (.08)* | .11 (.07)+ | .25 (.11)* | 5.37 (2.40)* | .09 (.10) | .12 (.08) |
| Academic self-esteem | -.16 (.05)** | .02 (.06) | .03 (.05) | .21 (.09)* | 13.33 (2.07)*** | .16 (.08)+ | .26 (.07)*** |
| Extrinsic Orientations | -.22 (.10)* | .06 (.16) | -3.51 (3.61) | .09 (.15) | .17 (.12) | ||
| Intrinsic Orientations | .32 (.08)*** | .28 (.12)* | 6.92 (2.73)* | .22 (.11)* | .00 (.09) | ||
| Residual Variance for each Dep. Var. | .17 (.03)*** | .26 (.03)*** | .22 (.04)*** | .78 (.05)*** | 383.23 (25.18)*** | .68 (.04)*** | .42 (.03)*** |
| Correlation among residuals | |||||||
| Extrinsic Orient. | .51 (.05)*** |
Note: residuals for the five occupational outcomes were also correlated. N=518; Chi-Square 745.18 (df=368); CFI=.888; TLI=.855; RMSEA=.044.
+
p < .10;
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001