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Table 3 Associations between personal values in adolescence and outcomes in adulthood in multiple group path analysis (N = 1032)

From: Association between personal values in adolescence and mental health and well-being in adulthood: a cross-cultural study of working populations in Japan and the United States

 

Psychological distress

HRQoL: physical

HRQoL: mental

Japan

US

Japan

US

Japan

US

Coeff

p

Coeff

p

Coeff

p

Coeff

p

Coeff

p

Coeff

p

Avoiding causing trouble

− 0.01

0.844

0.18

0.001

0.00

0.968

− 0.12

0.024

0.02

0.767

− 0.15

0.007

Positive evaluation

0.06

0.271

0.14

0.009

0.10

0.059

− 0.13

0.018

− 0.07

0.188

− 0.16

0.003

Belief

− 0.01

0.912

− 0.07

0.287

− 0.03

0.668

0.03

0.615

− 0.04

0.556

0.04

0.544

Financial success

0.15

0.018

− 0.03

0.687

− 0.04

0.521

0.05

0.446

− 0.14

0.024

− 0.05

0.469

Improving society

− 0.08

0.236

0.08

0.302

− 0.08

0.215

− 0.05

0.514

0.10

0.109

− 0.02

0.792

Interest

− 0.02

0.779

− 0.10

0.083

− 0.10

0.080

0.10

0.086

0.03

0.609

0.13

0.019

Social influence

− 0.03

0.653

0.14

0.093

0.01

0.914

− 0.16

0.060

0.08

0.238

− 0.01

0.953

Challenging

0.07

0.265

0.03

0.674

− 0.02

0.792

− 0.03

0.722

− 0.09

0.173

− 0.07

0.348

Care

− 0.09

0.122

− 0.16

0.011

0.04

0.512

− 0.01

0.848

0.10

0.080

0.10

0.139

Graduating from school

− 0.16

0.004

0.14

0.009

0.12

0.027

− 0.06

0.301

0.14

0.011

− 0.09

0.095

Stable lifestyle

0.08

0.200

− 0.01

0.923

0.00

0.992

0.12

0.078

− 0.12

0.061

0.02

0.771

Commitment to values

− 0.10

0.060

− 0.06

0.266

0.08

0.121

0.08

0.130

0.13

0.018

0.06

0.242

 

Satisfaction

Happiness

Japan

US

Japan

US

Coeff

p

Coeff

p

Coeff

p

Coeff

p

Avoiding causing trouble

0.00

0.967

0.02

0.641

0.05

0.405

0.02

0.647

Positive evaluation

0.02

0.783

− 0.10

0.035

0.03

0.625

− 0.12

0.010

Belief

− 0.08

0.224

0.12

0.045

− 0.03

0.647

0.12

0.037

Financial success

− 0.15

0.014

− 0.03

0.695

− 0.10

0.090

− 0.06

0.350

Improving society

0.12

0.058

0.06

0.470

0.02

0.779

0.12

0.093

Interest

− 0.10

0.097

− 0.13

0.011

− 0.08

0.164

− 0.10

0.039

Social influence

0.08

0.244

0.05

0.532

0.00

0.992

0.05

0.479

Challenging

0.00

0.983

0.13

0.043

0.02

0.755

0.13

0.045

Care

0.15

0.010

− 0.05

0.386

0.14

0.021

− 0.02

0.749

Graduating from school

0.11

0.047

0.12

0.017

0.12

0.033

0.19

< 0.001

Stable lifestyle

− 0.07

0.265

0.02

0.711

− 0.06

0.308

− 0.07

0.243

Commitment to values

0.14

0.007

0.23

< 0.001

0.16

0.003

0.29

< 0.001

  1. All coefficients were standardized
  2. p < 0.05 are in italic
  3. HRQoL health-related quality of life, Coeff coefficient