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Table 3 Estimates of the psychometric equations

From: Employment chances of immigrants and their children in Germany: does sense of personal control matter?

α M

(1)

(2)

Not achieved what I deserve

0, 62**

0,62**

 

(0.56, 0.69)

(0.57, 0.69)

Achievements are question of luck

0, 44**

0,44**

 

(0.39, 0.49)

(0.39, 0.49)

Other people influence my life

0,72**

0,72**

 

(0.65, 0.79)

(0.65, 0.79)

Doubt my abilities

0, 58**

0, 58**

 

(0.53, 0.65)

(0.53, 0.65)

Little control over my life

1, 37**

1.33**

 

(1.19, 1.56)

(1.17, 1.51)

  1. Note: 95 % Bayesian confidence intervals in brackets. These intervals contain 95 % of the posterior probability. If this interval contains 0 the effect measured by the parameter estimate is insignificant
  2. ** denotes significance at this confidence level