Abstract
Leuty and Hansen (Journal of Vocational Behavior 79:379–390, 2011) identified six domains of work values in undergraduate students in the West. The review undertaken in this paper suggests
that the factor structure of work values of university students in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong essentially matches
these six domains, except for the omission of ‘Family Maintenance’ and Wang’s (Indigenous Psychological Research in Chinese
Societies 2:206–250, 1993) ‘Instrumental Values.’ This suggests some commonality in the work values construct between the East and West, but there
are a few subtle differences. It is argued that such differences heighten the need for measurement scales with context-specific
and society-specific items when examining work values in different settings.
that the factor structure of work values of university students in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong essentially matches
these six domains, except for the omission of ‘Family Maintenance’ and Wang’s (Indigenous Psychological Research in Chinese
Societies 2:206–250, 1993) ‘Instrumental Values.’ This suggests some commonality in the work values construct between the East and West, but there
are a few subtle differences. It is argued that such differences heighten the need for measurement scales with context-specific
and society-specific items when examining work values in different settings.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- Pages 1-17
- DOI 10.1007/s10447-012-9155-7
- Authors
- Shui Wai Wong, Department of Applied Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China
- Mantak Yuen, Center for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
- Journal International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
- Online ISSN 1573-3246
- Print ISSN 0165-0653