Table 3.
Descriptive statistics and means comparison between groups regarding the dimensions centrality at work, societal norms about working, and valued work outcomes.
| Group | M(SD) | t | d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centrality | ||||
| Absolute | UAJC | 6.03 (0.97) | ||
| U | 5.41 (1.12) | 4.36* | 0.58 | |
| Relative | ||||
| My leisure time | UAJC | 16.83 (9.90) | 3.66* | 0.48 |
| U | 23.34 (16.00) | |||
| My community participation | UAJC | 7.53 (8.77) | 2.07* | 0.27 |
| U | 10.76 (12.70) | |||
| My work | UAJC | 29.61 (15.11) | 3.33* | 0.44 |
| U | 22.99 (13.85) | |||
| My religion | UAJC | 3.66 (6.85) | 0.79 | |
| U | 4.66 (10.26) | |||
| My family | UAJC | 42.42 (15.33) | 2.97* | 0.39 |
| U | 35.42 (18.02) | |||
| Societal norms | ||||
| Work as a right | UAJC | 19.87 (3.62) | 0.45 | |
| U | 20.08 (3.43) | |||
| Work as an obligation | UAJC | 18.25 (3.54) | 0.40 | |
| U | 18.42 (2.94) | |||
| Valued work outcomes | ||||
| Status and prestige | UAJC | 10.57 (10.30) | 2.55* | 0.34 |
| U | 14.77 (13.68) | |||
| Needed income | UAJC | 38.35 (19.81) | 5.61* | 0.74 |
| U | 24.76 (15.00) | |||
| Time absorption | UAJC | 13.57 (8.61) | 0.93 | |
| U | 12.15 (13.36) | |||
| Allows maintaining interesting relationships with others | UAJC | 12.52 (9.73) | 1.89 | |
| U | 15.76 (14.96) | |||
| Opportunity to serve society | UAJC | 10.13 (7.15) | 3.17* | 0.42 |
| U | 14.93 (14.17) | |||
| Working is interesting and | UAJC | 15.71 (10.68) | 1.58 | |
| satisfactory in itself | U | 18.47 (14.63) |
UAJC, unemployed attending job counseling (N = 112); U, unemployed not attending job counseling (N = 116). ∗p < 0.01.