AGE AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN VALUE ORIENTATION AMONG AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS

Authors
BADGER K CRAFT RS JENSEN L
Citation
K. Badger et al., AGE AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN VALUE ORIENTATION AMONG AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS, Adolescence, 33(131), 1998, pp. 591-596
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Developmental
Journal title
Adolescence → ACNP
ISSN journal
00018449
Volume
33
Issue
131
Year of publication
1998
Pages
591 - 596
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-8449(1998)33:131<591:AAGDIV>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
This study investigated the development of a caring value orientation in four age groups. The sample included 1,247 students in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 who were asked to complete a questionnaire, containing 14 contrasting word pairs and phrases, designed to measure preference for more caring, personal values. Gender differences were found across ag e groups and geographic regions. These findings are discussed in terms of theories that hypothesize gender differences in worldview.