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Assignment of personal values among adolescents
The Journal of Psychology
|September 1, 1984
Summary
Adolescents prioritize experienced values, ranking abstract social values lower. Tenth graders favored inner self values, while ninth graders focused on idealism and peace.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
Background:
- Adolescent value development is crucial for understanding societal integration.
- Traditional values and their abstract or concrete components influence adolescent identity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how adolescents identify with traditional values.
- To explore the influence of concrete versus abstract components on value perception in adolescents.
Main Methods:
- The Rokeach Value Survey (1960) was administered to 357 adolescents (212 tenth-graders, 145 ninth-graders).
- Participants ranked 18 terminal values based on personal importance.
Main Results:
- Both groups ranked values with tangible experiences highest.
- Abstract or impersonal social values were ranked lower by both adolescent groups.
- Tenth graders prioritized values related to the inner self, while ninth graders emphasized idealism and peace.
Conclusions:
- Adolescent value systems are influenced by developmental stage and socialization.
- Tenth graders' focus on inner self values reflects greater socialization toward adult roles.
- Ninth graders' idealism impacts their perception of values like world peace and pleasure.