Table 4.

Descriptive statistics and means comparison between groups regarding the dimension work goals.

	Group	M(SD)	t	d
Opportunities for LEARNING new things	UAJC	4.29 (0.77)	0.56
	U	4.23 (0.76)
Interesting INTERPERSONAL relationships	UAJC	4.09 (0.81)	1.58
	U	4.25 (0.75)
Good opportunities for ADVANCEMENT and PROMOTION	UAJC	3.88 (0.85)	2.53*	0.34
	U	4.16 (0.82)
Adequate WORKING HOURS	UAJC	3.96 (1.00)	0.14
	U	3.97 (0.87)
High VARIETY	UAJC	3.62 (0.96)	0.54
	U	3.68 (0.90)
Perform an INTERESTNG work	UAJC	4.37 (0.83)	1.51
	U	4.53 (0.75
Good job SECURITY	UAJC	4.54 (0.70)	0.67
	U	4.48 (0.68)
Good MATCH between job requirements and one’s abilities and expertise	UAJC	4.01 (0.81)	1.50
	U	4.17 (0.76)
Good SALARY	UAJC	4.11 (0.84)	0.01
	U	4.11 (0.79)
Good physical working CONDITIONS	UAJC	4.06 (0.86)	3.31*	0.44
	U	4.40 (0.66)
AUTONOMY (decide how work is done)	UAJC	3.60 (0.96)	1.50
	U	3.79 (0.94)
Possibilities for constantly setting NEW CHALLENGES and improve oneself to overcome them	UAJC	3.83 (0.99)	1.47
	U	4.01 (0.81)
POWER (manage and influence others)	UAJC	2.78 (1.16)	0.39
	U	2.83 (0.97)
Possibilities for INNOVATION (doing new things)	UAJC	3.79 (0.94)	1.13
	U	3.92 (0.85)
Occupational FULFILLMENT (achieving social prestige and others’ admiration)	UAJC	3.27 (1.09)	2.26*	0.30
	U	3.59 (1.02)

Unemployed attending job counseling (UAJC): N = 112; unemployed not attending job counseling (U): N = 116. ^∗ p < 0.01.