Table 2.
Mean scores across demographic factors (Study 2).
| Factor 1 Freeter lifestyle preference | Factor 2 Lack of self-competence | Factor 3 Unclear ambition for the future | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | ||||
| Government classification | Workers (N = 7525) | 3.25 (0.73) | 3.81 (1.03) | 4.26 (1.37) |
| NEET (N = 86) | 3.89 (0.80) | 4.61 (1.14) | 5.05 (1.41) | |
| Hikikomori (N = 114) | 3.95 (0.80) | 5.26 (1.16) | 5.48 (1.60) | |
| Between sample difference in each factor F | 82.60***, ηp2 = 0.02 | 136.07***, ηp2 = 0.03 | 109.01***, ηp2 = 0.02 | |
| Job status | Full-time employee (N = 5879) | 3.19 (0.73) | 3.73 (1.00) | 4.15 (1.33) |
| Part-time employee (N = 1242) | 3.49 (0.72) | 4.08 (1.04) | 4.67 (1.38) | |
| Unemployed (but not NEET) (N = 335) | 3.37 (0.74) | 4.47 (1.12) | 4.88 (1.58) | |
| NEET (N = 200) | 3.92 (0.80) | 4.98 (1.19) | 5.30 (1.54) | |
| Between sample difference in each factor F | 119.81***, ηp2 = 0.04 | 159.77***, ηp2 = 0.06 | 107.20***, ηp2 = 0.04 | |
| Education level | Post-graduate degree (N = 713) | 3.10 (0.76) | 3.60 (0.96) | 3.92 (1.36) |
| College (N = 3543) | 3.20 (0.75) | 3.70 (1.03) | 4.19 (1.36) | |
| Vocational/2-year college (N = 1702) | 3.32 (0.70) | 3.93 (1.00) | 4.41 (1.34) | |
| High school (N = 1583) | 3.39 (0.73) | 4.11 (1.08) | 4.51 (1.40) | |
| Junior high school (N = 151) | 3.50 (0.83) | 4.39 (1.17) | 4.57 (1.41) | |
| 31.95***, ηp2 = 0.02 | 67.25***, ηp2 = 0.03 | 33.14***, ηp2 = 0.02 | ||
***
p < 0.001.