Table 1.
Means, Standard Deviations, and Bivariate Correlations Among Study Variables
| Variables | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Age | 22.11 | .76 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Gender | .39 | .49 | .12** | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Major | .26 | .44 | .07 | .24** | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 4. GPA | 3.42 | .38 | −.09* | −.02 | .08* | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 5. Social desirability | 5.18 | 2.04 | .02 | .00 | .06 | .04 | (.57) | |||||||||||||||
| 6. Adaptability | 3.89 | .68 | .01 | .07 | .02 | −.02 | .13** | (.87) | ||||||||||||||
| 7. Depression | .63 | .69 | .03 | −.02 | −.04 | −.03 | −.13** | −.20** | (.81) | |||||||||||||
| 8. Race | .31 | .46 | −.02 | −.02 | .06 | −.08* | .01 | −.03 | −.09** | — | ||||||||||||
| 9. Student loan status | .46 | .50 | .02 | −.01 | −.04 | −.13** | .01 | −.03 | .01 | .04 | — | |||||||||||
| 10. Career indecision | 2.06 | .94 | −.03 | −.10** | −.09** | −.02 | −.07** | −.19** | .26** | .15** | .03 | (.84) | ||||||||||
| 11. Impulsivity | 1.89 | .62 | .03 | −.07* | −.04 | .01 | −.23** | −.13** | .31** | .09 | .01 | .21** | (.76) | |||||||||
| 12. Financial stress | 3.03 | 1.24 | .02 | −.20** | −.13** | −.08** | .05 | −.07** | .22** | −.01 | .17** | .22** | .19** | (.91) | ||||||||
| 13. Southeastern university | .27 | .44 | −.39** | −.05 | −.02 | .06 | .05 | .01 | .03 | −.17** | .02 | −.03 | .00 | −.08** | — | |||||||
| 14. Pacific northwestern university | .14 | .35 | .15** | .05 | .02 | −.02 | .00 | .01 | .00 | .04 | −.07** | −.02 | .02 | −.01 | −.25** | — | ||||||
| 15. Midwestern university | .28 | .45 | .13 | −.05 | .01 | −.04 | −.07 | −.03 | .02 | −.03 | −.02 | .01 | −.03 | .02 | −.38** | −.25** | — | |||||
| 16. Frequency of heavy episodic drinking | 6.55 | 10.60 | −.01 | .11** | −.06 | −.02 | −.10** | .06 | −.07* | −.14* | −.08* | −.08* | .04 | −.08* | −.04 | .06 | .02 | — | ||||
| 17. Modal frequency of consumption | 6.82 | 5.95 | .08* | .18** | −.03 | −.03 | −.07* | .06 | −.08* | −.19** | −.06 | −.10** | .02 | .02 | −.09* | .13** | −.03 | .59** | — | |||
| 18. Modal quantity of consumption | 7.30 | 8.35 | .04 | .28** | −.03 | −.01 | −.10** | .02 | −.06 | −.16** | −.07 | −.09* | .02 | −.11** | −.08* | .06 | .03 | .77** | .65** | — | ||
| 19. Full time employment upon graduation | .55 | .50 | .00 | .03 | −.02 | −.03 | −.01 | .03 | −.01 | −.11** | .06 | −.10** | −.03 | −.09** | .04 | .06 | .02 | −.05 | .01 | −.02 | — | |
| 20. Postgraduation annual income | 5.42 | 2.43 | .10 | .25** | .36** | .10* | −.02 | .00 | −.08 | .03 | −.17** | −.17** | −.11** | −.32** | −.18** | −.03 | −.01 | .07 | .13* | .16 | .16 | — |
Note. N = 754–827 except for correlations involving postgraduation annual income. N = 370–401 for postgraduation annual income correlations because only those reporting full-time employment at 13 months after graduation provided annual income responses. Gender was coded as male = 1, female = 0. Major was coded as quantitative major = 1, nonquantitative major = 0. Race was coded as minority = 1, White = 0. Student loan status was coded as student debt = 1, no student debt = 0. Southeastern university was coded 1, other universities, 0. Pacific northwestern university was coded 1, other universities, 0. Midwestern university was coded 1, other universities, 0. Thus, the Northeastern University served as the reference group. Full-time employment was coded 1 if working 35 or more hr per week, and 0 if unemployed. Those reporting employment for pay at less than 35 hr per week—i.e., part-time employment—were excluded from the analyses. GPA = grade-point average.
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