Work Values in White South African Males
- 1 September 1983
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Vol. 14 (3) , 329-335
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0022002183014003006
Abstract
The factor structure of the Survey of Work Values is examined in a sample of 273 white South African males (M age = 24.4 years). Results indicate the emergence of seven factors (with an eigenvalue > 1.00) as opposed to the six factors of the original instrument. The item composition of the factors also differed in comparison with previous research: the extrinsic work value dimension—Status of the Job—did not emerge as a significant factor in the present study. Cross cultural explanations for this phenomenon are offered.Keywords
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