A Preliminary Study Exploring the Value Changes Taking Place in the United States since the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center in New York

Murphy, Edward F.; Gordon, John; Mullen, Aleta

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“…We believe that these changes can be found by comparing the values of high school student's pre-and post-September 11, and feel that any changes will mirror the changes in adult values found by Murphy et al (2004b). These findings would indicate that Rokeach's value structure or value system model can be modified to show that a terrorist attack is a significant or traumatic event or cultural upheaval that can cause changes in values, attitudes and behaviors ( Figure 2).…”

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“…Only one known study explored the impact of 9/11 on value structures in the U.S. Murphy et al (2004b) explored whether the terrorist attack impacted the values of working adults in the U.S. (ages of 18 and 50), using the Rokeach Value Survey. Their research findings indicated that adult value structures significantly changed after the attack to where many of the previously important self-esteem and self-actualization values (a sense of accomplishment, an exciting life, inner harmony, mature love, self-respect, and wisdom) moved down in importance while survival, safety, and security values increased in importance (a comfortable life, a world at peace, national security, equality, family security, and freedom).…”

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“…Murphy et al (2004b) found that the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack significantly impacted adult value structures in the U.S., with survival, safety and security values (a comfortable life, a world at peace, equality, freedom, national security, and salvation) increasing in importance, and self-esteem and selfactualization values (a sense of accomplishment, inner harmony, self-respect, and wisdom) decreasing in importance. Did the attack lead to similar value changes for teenagers?…”

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“…While Murphy et al (2004b) explored the impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on adult values in the U.S., and some studies have explored the impact of the attack on teenage attitudes and behaviors, no known studies have explored the impact of the attack on teenage values. This study will fill that gap in the research literature.…”

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“…Culture directly impacts companies and their actions or non-actions in the global marketplace, because companies have stakeholders, including their employees, managers, and customers (Feather, 1970(Feather, , 1971(Feather, , 1975(Feather, , 1977Murphy et al, 2004b;Rokeach, 1968aRokeach, , 1983Schein, 1992 (Obot, 1988).…”

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9/11 Impact on Teenage Values

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Did the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. cause the values of teenagers in the U.S. to change? Did their previously important self-esteem and self-actualization values become less important and their survival and safety values become more important? Changes in the values of teenagers are important for practitioners, managers, marketers, and researchers to understand because high school students are our current and future employees, managers, and customers, and research has shown that values impact work and consumer-related attitudes and behaviors. Further, studies that compared higher to lower performing for-profit and not-for-profit companies have found that higher performing organizations had strong values that permeated their organizations [Collins J. C., and J. I. Porras: 1994, Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (New York, Harper Business); O’Reilly, C. A. and J. A. Chatman: 1996, in B. M. Staw and L. L. Cummings (eds.), Research in Organizational Behavior, vol. 18 (JAI Press, Greenwhich, CT), pp. 157–200; O’Reilly, C. A.: 1989, California Management Review 31(4), 9–25; Posner, B. Z., and W. H. Schmidt: 1996, Public Personnel Management, 25(3), 277–298; Rousseau, D.: 1990, Group and Organization Studies 15(4), 448–460; Schein, E. H.: 2004, Organizational Culture and Leadership. San Francisco, Jossey Bass)]. While one study of adults found value changes, no known studies have explored if the values of teenagers also changed post-9/11. This study filled that research gap by exploring the values of a random sample of 1000 U.S. teenagers in grades 9 to 12 pre- and post-9/11, using a demographic questionnaire and the Rokeach Value Survey. The research results indicated that teenage survival, safety, and security values (a world at peace, freedom, national security, and salvation) increased in importance while their self-esteem and self-actualization values (a sense of accomplishment, inner harmony, pleasure, self-respect, and wisdom) decreased in importance, mirroring the changes for adults. The meaning of these findings for practitioners, managers, marketers and researchers was discussed. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006emotional or traumatic events, 9/11 Impact, value change, teenage values,

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Patient-Perceived Changes in the System of Values After Cancer Diagnosis

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Siemińska

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A cross-sectional study investigated changes in patients’ value systems following a diagnosis of cancer. Fifty patients at 1 to 6 months following cancer diagnosis, were asked to compare their current values with their recollection of past values. Using the Rokeach Value Survey we obtained statistically significant results showing that twenty-seven out of thirty-six values changed their importance from the patients’ perspective: 16 values significantly increased, while 11 values significantly decreased in importance. Changes with respect to nine values were insignificant. We indentified clusters of values increasing in importance the most: Religious morality (Salvation, Forgiving, Helpful, Clean), Personal orientation (Self-Respect, True Friendship, Happiness), Self-constriction (Self-Controlled, Obedient, Honest), Family security (Family Security, Responsible), and Delayed gratification (Wisdom, Inner Harmony). We also observed that the following value clusters decreased in importance: Immediate gratification (An Exciting Life, Pleasure, A Comfortable Life); Self-expansion (Capable, Ambitious, Broadminded), Competence (A Sense of Accomplishment, Imaginative, Intellectual). The remaining values belonged to clusters that as a group changed slightly or not at all. Practical implications of the study are discussed.

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A Preliminary Study Exploring the Value Changes Taking Place in the United States since the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center in New York

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9/11 Impact on Teenage Values

9/11 Impact on Teenage Values

Cultural and Personal Values and Consumer Well-Being

Patient-Perceived Changes in the System of Values After Cancer Diagnosis

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