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  • Cross-cultural psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Sociology

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  • Human values are fundamental to understanding behavior and societal structures.
  • Previous research suggests values may change across the lifespan and differ between sexes.
  • Cultural factors are hypothesized to moderate these age and sex differences in values.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate age and sex differences in human values.
  • To examine the moderating roles of GDP, Gender Gap Index (GGI), and individualism-collectivism on these differences.
  • To test the universality of value development across diverse cultures.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study utilizing representative data from 21,362 individuals across 20 countries.
  • Analysis of age and sex variations in the importance of different value dimensions.
  • Statistical examination of cultural moderators (GDP, GGI, individualism-collectivism).

Main Results:

  • All value dimensions showed significant variation across the lifespan.
  • Older adults prioritized social (interactive, normative) and central (suprapersonal, existence) goals, while younger adults prioritized personal goals (excitement, promotion).
  • Women generally scored higher on social and central goals; men scored higher on personal goals. Cultural moderators had minimal impact.

Conclusions:

  • Human values exhibit universal developmental patterns across the lifespan, consistent with life span development psychology.
  • Age and sex are significant factors in value importance, but cultural context appears to play a limited role.
  • Findings support the idea that values reflect universal human agency in navigating life challenges.