Table 6.

Psychosocial variables Bivariate analysis

Characteristic	Attained employment/education		Did not attain employment/education		Pearson’s Chi-square test. (*with Yates Correction)
	n	%	n	%	χ2	df	p
Assesses abilities and limitations
Supports	93	46.3%	44	21.9%	3.47*	1	0.06
Interferes	34	16.9%	30	14.9%
Expectation of success in work (ExpSuc)
Supports	73	36.1%	36	17.8%	1.01*	1	0.31
Interferes	55	27.2%	38	18.81%
Takes responsibility (Resp)
Supports	80	39.6%	31	15.4%	7.23*	1	0.01
Interferes	48	23.8%	43	21.3%
Commitment to work (Commit)
Supports	117	57.9%	58	28.7%	5.79*	1	0.02
Interferes	11	5.5%	16	7.9%
Work related goals (Goal)
Supports	86	42.8%	32	15.7%	10.56*	1	0.001
Interferes	41	20.4%	42	20.9%
Enjoys work (Enjoy)
Supports	94	47.7%	56	28.4%	0.00*	1	1.00
Interferes	30	15.2%	17	8.6%
Pursues interests (Interest)
Supports	71	35.5%	38	19.0%	0.29*	1	0.59
Interferes	55	27.5%	36	18.0%
Appraises work expectations
Supports	107	54.0%	51	25.8%	6.14*	1	0.01
Interferes	18	9.1%	22	11.1%
Influence of other roles
Supports	97	48.0%	49	24.3%	1.69*	1	0.19
Interferes	31	15.4%	25	12.4%
Work habits
Supports	92	46.7%	37	18.8%	7.88*	1	0.01
Interferes	34	17.3%	34	17.3%
Daily routines
Supports	57	28.4%	18	9.0%	7.02*	1	0.01
Interferes	71	35.3%	55	27.4%
Adapts routines to minimize difficulties
Supports	78	38.8%	22	11.0%	16.43*	1	0.0001
Interferes	50	24.9%	51	25.4%
Perception of physical work setting
Supports	87	47.8%	47	25.8%	0.00*	1	0.97
Interferes	32	17.6%	16	8.8%
Perception of family and peers
Supports	98	52.7%	44	23.7%	1.72*	1	0.19
Interferes	25	13.4%	19	10.2%
Perception of boss and/or company
Supports	49	34.0%	29	20.1%	0.01*	1	0.91
Interferes	43	29.9%	23	16.0%
Perception of co-workers
Supports	59	43.1%	30	21.9%	0.00*	1	1.00
Interferes	32	23.4%	16	11.7%

* indicates that the Pearson's has been calculated with Yates correction