Table 2.
Comparison of Attitudinal Variables by Employment Status Using Analysis of Variance
| Employed (n=40) | Nonemployed (n=55) | LOAM (n=15) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | M | (SD) | M | (SD) | M | (SD) |
| Home/employment orientation | 33.38a | (12.23) | 21.98ab | (10.73) | 31.36b*** | (13.74) |
| Amount of choice | 5.08a | (3.63) | 8.76a | (2.45) | 7.07*** | (2.89) |
| Satisfaction | 6.35a | (2.89) | 8.75ab | (1.96) | 6.87b*** | (2.90) |
| Not financially necessary to be employed | 5.93a | (2.34) | 3.64a | (2.64) | 4.67*** | (2.77) |
| Money is tight | 2.95 | (2.11) | 3.98 | (2.86) | 2.80* | (1.47) |
| Child care available | 3.88 | (2.79) | 5.15 | (2.67) | 5.33* | (2.74) |
| Summative support scale | 21.9a | (4.76) | 18.85a | (5.84) | 19.8** | (4.95) |
Note: Pairs of letters indicate which groups were significantly different on post hoc testing.
*
p < .10
**
p < .05
***
p < .001.