Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics and Correlations Among the Self-Control Variables and With Outcome Variables

Variables	Potential range	M or %	SD	1	2	3	4	5
1. Self-control age 12 (T1)	1–2	1.56	.28	—
2. Self-control age 13 (T2)	1–2	1.62	.28	.55**	—
3. Self-control age 14 (T3)	1–2	1.65	.27	.46**	.57**	—
4. Self-control age 15 (T4)	1–2	1.65	.28	.35**	.51**	.53**	—
5. Self-control age 16 (T5)	1–2	1.65	.29	.40**	.48**	.53**	.63**	—
6. Relationship satisfaction	1–6	4.77	.77	.06	.13**	.12**	.13**	.17**
7. Conflicts in relationship	1–6	2.44	.72	−.06	−.14**	−.14**	−.16**	−.15**
8. Communication skills in relationships	1–6	4.65	.84	.03	.02	.06	.05	.10**
9. Currently in a relationshipa	—	85.2%	—	.06#	.04	.05	.06*	.09**
10. Number of relationships (>6 months) since age 16b	—	2.76	1.87	−.03	.02	−.06#	.03	.03
11. Occupational self-efficacy	1–6	4.59	.72	.14**	.19**	.17**	.23**	.28**
12. Achievement motivation	1–6	4.74	.73	.04	.11**	.09	.11**	.14**
13. Willingness to further training/development	1–6	4.36	.86	.04	.13**	.12**	.14**	.13**
14. Currently not employeda	—	13.7%	—	−.05	−.06*	−.03	−.11**	−.05
15. Weekly work time in hoursb		34.28	19.24	.10**	.13**	.07*	.16**	.10**
16. Attended occupational coursesa	—	63.3%	—	.05	.09**	.08**	.05	.08*
17. Never experienced unemploymenta	—	67.6%	—	.06	.06	.02	.06	.04
18. Never received social welfare benefitsa	—	90.2%	—	.06	.06	.05	.10**	.12**

^ano = 0, yes = 1.

^bthe outcome variable was standardized for the correlation.

^#p < .06.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.