Table 3 Comparison of total scale scores according to the participants’ socio-demographics

Gender

Female

62.31

13.64

0.332**

0.740

Male

61.84

14.28

Major

CAS: English/ Mass Comm/ Comp Sci

60.58

13.34

-1.840**

0.066

CAB: Account& MIS/Econ & Fin/BA

63.17

14.14

Year

1st year

61.59

14.43

0.206***

0.814

2nd year

62.43

12.52

3rd year + 

62.56

14.63

School

Arabic

63.59

14.04

2.484**

0.013*

English

60.14

13.41

Why university?

Employment (1)

61.87

12.81

3.626***

0.013*

Succeed in society (2)

62.26

13.91

Learn more about topic (3)

59.64

17.47

Other (4)

73.29

10.58

Career plans

Further study (1)

59.71

13.91

3.498***

0.013*

Business/Private sector employment (2)

64.73

12.62

Government employment (3)

62.79

15.01

Other (4)

63.73

14.08