Relationship between family backgrounds and work values

Abstract

PREVIOUS EVIDENCE HAS INDICATED THAT WORK VALUES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN VOCATIONAL CHOICE AND JOB SATISFACTION AND BEGIN TO STABILIZE IN ADOLESCENCE. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY-BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS AND EXPECTED WORK VALUES FOR COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATES WAS INVESTIGATED. DIFFERENT, DISTINCT, FAMILY-BACKGROUND PATTERNS EXISTED FOR THOSE YOUTHS WHO STRESS (1) HUMANITARIAN SERVICE; (2) SECURITY AND PLEASANT ASSOCIATIONS AND WORKING CONDITIONS; (3) PRESTIGE, RESPONSIBILITY, AND INDEPENDENCE; (4) CREATIVITY; AND (5) MONETARY BENEFITS. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)