The Emergence of Work and Leisure Ethic from Early Adolescence to Early Adulthood

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Beliefs about and attitudes toward the work ethic and the leisure ethic from early adolescence to early adulthood were studied in order to specify significant change. Level of education was selected as the key variable in this study. The total sample of 498 subjects was comprised of students in the following grades: 8th, 10th, 12th, university freshmen and sophomores combined, and juniors and seniors combined. Subjects completed Buchholz' 15-item instrument designed to measure work and leisure ethic. From related studies, one might expect that persons prefer the leisure ethic over the work ethic as one advances in the educational system. However, the data revealed a significant difference only between the 12th grade and college enrolled students. While this may indicate the impact of the college education in general, the effect may have been compounded by the change in the social environment of education from high school to university and consequently, by the achieved personal independence and responsibility.

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