Work values of the chronically unemployed

Abstract

Constructed and administered a scale of specific work values, the Work Requirements Rating Scale, to 23 supervisors employed for over 10 yrs, 52 hourly wage workers employed for over 2 yrs, and 50 chronically unemployed individuals. Ss also completed a social access questionnaire measuring components of the sociocultural environment and personality which has been shown to be predictive of vocational adjustment. Supervisors differed from the other 2 groups in the high value they placed on basic work behaviors. Chronically unemployed Ss and wage workers did not differ on work values. Results suggest that the scale has considerable promise in the assessment of work values. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)