Intergenerational differences in materialist and post-materialist values in a sample of Hispanic New York City residents

Abstract

The present study evaluates the personal values reported by a sample of New York Hispanic residents using an open evaluation format in which the participants identified and prioritized their personal values. Four hundred and forty-five participants were assigned to one of three groups: Young (n= 159), Adult (n= 168) and Senior (n= 118). The values reported were categorized into post-materialist, materialist or non-classifiable. The Percentage Difference Index between post-materialist and materialist values was calculated in order to determine the value profile for each age group. The results showed that reports of personal values and values attributed to the participants' own generation were similar in Adult and Senior groups, but were very different in the Young Group, with a differential report of post-materialist values. Furthermore, exposure to American culture did not appear to have a significant effect on the reported values of NYC Hispanics. To confirm these findings, we need to conduct additional studies with larger samples of culturally diverse populations.

Values in nursing students and professionals

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“…Studies that have explored values using an open format have found inconsistencies in the generality and intensity of the change in values predicted by the VCT in a variety of samples including health professionals 13 and Spanish, German and American general populations. [14][15][16][17][18] This study incorporates an open methodology to explore change in values.…”

The issues in the measurement of postmaterial values

“…These authors conclude that there is a little evidence of major change in value orientation between 1981 and 1999 in Britain, especially young people in this country are moving slightly away from postmaterialism, becoming increasingly rebellious and conscientious (Majima & Savage, 2007). Similar are the conclusions of Roales-Nieto and Segura who conduct a research on value orientation in Spain (Roales-Nieto & Segura, 2010). They also oppose Inglehart's opinion about the change of value orientation in highly developed countries particularly among young people.…”

Evolution of the Interpretation of Poverty in Hungary between 2007 and 2019

“…Non-material aspects of poverty are associated with the concept of social exclusion, which primarily focuses on the process leading to poverty (Havasi 2002) and emphasizes non-material aspects of poverty such as low education, poor health, isolation, or exclusion from cultural life. Some items (like Roma ethnicity, retirement, old age, or poverty cycle) are considered family values, therefore cannot be classified as unambiguously related to material or non-material aspects of poverty (Roales-Nieto et al 2013). The same applies to items that are more strongly connected to the potential consequences of poverty, such as alcoholism/smoking or crime, and to items that are mostly the driving factors of poverty, like early family founding, large family, low willingness to work, unfavorable mentality, integration problems, and discrimination.…”