Links of the Value Attitudes with Career Achievements (Based on a Survey of Youth)

 
PIIS013216250009288-9-1
DOI10.31857/S013216250009288-9
Publication type Article
Status Published
Authors
Occupation: Senior lecturer, Department of Sociology
Affiliation: National Research University Higher School of Economics
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow
Occupation: Research Assistant, Laboratory for Comparative Social Research
Affiliation: National Research University Higher School of Economics
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow
Journal nameSotsiologicheskie issledovaniya
EditionIssue 8
Pages67-77
Abstract

The present study investigated the effects of basic value orientations on career success among young Russians. Taking into account the motivational nature of values and value congruence effect, we proposed that individuals emphasizing value orientations which prioritize work-related goals (“reputation and power”) would occupy a higher position on a career ladder. At the same time, we expected that value orientation bringing to focus other life domains (“security and family” or “freedom and self-development”) would not have effects on the outcome variable. The sample included employed young adults between 18 and 35 (N=3186) with the data collected in 2018. The hypotheses were tested using multivariate and multinomial regression analysis. As a result, it was found that the emphasis on “reputation and power” positively predicted career success, while “security and family” value orientation appeared to be negatively connected to it, whereas “freedom and self-development” had no significant effect, The empirical findings are further discussed and interpreted with respect to conflicting goals and “intrinsic” vs “extrinsic” values perspective. The study underlies and provides evidence for the importance of basic value orientations as important components of “personal culture” in predicting career success as a result of social action.

Keywordscareer success, culture, youth, values
Received17.04.2020
Publication date15.09.2020
Number of characters32613
Cite  
100 rub.
When subscribing to an article or issue, the user can download PDF, evaluate the publication or contact the author. Need to register.

Number of purchasers: 0, views: 1817

Readers community rating: votes 0

1. Магун В.С., Руднев М.Г., Шмидт П. Европейская ценностная типология и базовые ценности россиян // Вестник общественного мнения. Данные. Анализ. Дискуссии. 2015. Т. 121. № 3-4. С. 74-93. [Magun V.S, Rudnev M.G., Schmidt P. (2015) European Value Typology and Basic Values of Russians. Vestnik obshchestvennogo mneniya. Dannye. Analiz. Diskussii [Bulletin of Public Opinion. Data. Analysis. Discussions]. Vol. 121. No. 3–4: 74–93. (In Russ.)]

2. Молодежь: конструирование трудовой биографии / Отв. редактор М.К. Горшков. М.: Институт социологии ФНИСЦ РАН, 2018. URL: https://www.isras.ru/files/File/publ/inab_1_2018_Gorshkov.pdf (дата обращения: 01.04.2020) [Gorshkov M.K., ed. (2018) Youth: Construction of Work Biography. Moscow: Institut sotsiologii FNISTS RAN. URL: https://www.isras.ru/files/File/publ/inab_1_2018_Gorshkov.pdf (accessed 01.04.2020). (In Russ.)]

3. Соболева Н.Э. Влияние трудовых ценностей на взаимосвязь между удовлетворенностью работой и удовлетворенностью жизнью (по данным European Values Study) // Методы и процедуры социологических исследований: традиции и инновации. Сб. ст., посвященный памяти первого декана ф-та социологии НИУ ВШЭ А.О. Крыштановского / Отв. ред. и вступит. ст. О.А. Оберемко. М.: НИУ ВШЭ, 2017. С. 146–159. URL: https://social.hse.ru/mirror/pubs/share/direct/204485702 (дата обращения: 01.04.2020) [Soboleva N.E. (2017) The Impact of Work Values upon the Relation Between Job and Life Satisfaction across Countries in The European Values Study. In: O. Oberemko (ed.) Methods and Procedures in the Sociological Research. Traditions and Innovations. Moscow: NIU VSHE: 146–159. URL: https://social.hse.ru/mirror/pubs/share/direct/204485702 (accessed 01.04.2020). (In Russ.)]

4. Шариков Д.Д. (2019) Новая социология культуры: от «ящиков с инструментами» к когнитивным процессам // Журнал социологии и социальной антропологии. 2019. № 22(3). C. 179–210. [Sharikov D.D. (2019) The new sociology of culture: from toolkits to cognitive processes. Zhurnal sotsiologii i sotsialnoy antropologii [The Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology]. No. 22(3): 179–210 (In Russ.)]

5. Шварц Ш., Бутенко Т.П., Седова Д.С., Липатова А.С. Уточненная теория базовых индивидуальных ценностей: применение в России // Психология. Журнал ВШЭ. 2012. №2. С. 43–70. [Schwartz S., Butenko T.P, Sedova D.S.m Lipatova A.S. (2012) A Refined Theory of Basic Values: Application in Russia. Psychology. Psikhologiya. Zhurnal VSHEH [Journal of Higher School of Economics]. No. 2: 43–70. (In Russ.)]

6. Akosah-Twumasi P., Emeto T.I., Lindsay D., Tsey K., Malau-Aduli B.S. (2018) A Systematic Review of Factors That Influence Youths Career Choices—the Role of Culture. Frontiers in Education. Vol. 3. URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feduc.2018.00058 (accessed 01.04.2020).

7. Arieli S., Tenne-Gazit O. (2017) Values and Behavior in a Work Environment: Taking a Multi-level Perspective. In: S. Roccas, L. Sagiv, eds. Values and Behavior: Taking a Cross Cultural Perspective. Springer International Publishing: 115–142.

8. Bardi A., Schwartz S.H. (2003) Values and Behavior: Strength and Structure of Relations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Vol. 29. No. 10: 1207–1220.

9. Blasi A. (1984) Moral Identity: Its Role in Moral Functioning. In. W.M. Kurtines, J.J. Gewirtz (eds). Morality, Moral Behavior, and Moral Development. New York: Wiley: 128–139.

10. Choi Y. (2016) Work Values, Job Characteristics, and Career Choice Decisions: Evidence from Longitudinal Data. The American Review of Public Administration. Vol. 47. No. 7: 779–796.

11. Cieciuch J., Davidov E., Vecchione M., Beierlein C., Schwartz S. H. (2014) The Cross-National Invariance Properties of a New Scale to Measure 19 Basic Human Values: A Test Across Eight Countries. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. Vol. 45. No. 5: 764–776.

12. Daniel E., Bilgin A.S., Brezina I., Strohmeier C.E., Vainre, M. (2015) Values and Helping Behavior: A study in four cultures. International Journal of Psychology. Vol. 50. No. 3: 186–192.

13. Diener E., Diener M. (1995) Cross-Cultural Correlates of Life Satisfaction and Self-Esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Vol. 68. No. 4: 653–663.

14. Elizur D. (1984) Facets of Work Values: A Structural Analysis of Work Outcomes. Journal of Applied Psychology. Vol. 69: 379–389.

15. Eyal T., Sagristano M.D., Trope Y., Liberman N., Chaiken S. (2009) When Values Matter: Expressing Values in Behavioral Intentions for the Near vs. Distant Future. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Vol. 45. No. 1: 35–43.

16. Feather N.T. (1991) Human Values, Global Self-Esteem, and Belief in a Just World. Journal of Personality. 1991. Vol. 59. No. 1: 83–107.

17. Hitlin S., Piliavin J.A. (2004) Values: Reviving a Dormant Concept. Annual Review of Sociology. Vol. 30: 359–393.

18. Hitlin S. (2007) Doing Good, Feeling Good: Values and The Self ’S Moral Center. The Journal of Positive Psychology. Vol. 2. No. 4: 249–259.

19. Hofstede G.H. (1997) Cultures and Organizations: Software of The Mind. New York: McGraw-Hill.

20. Inglehart R. (1977) The Silent Revolution. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

21. Lizardo O. (2017) Improving Cultural Analysis: Considering Personal Culture in its Declarative and Nondeclarative Modes. American Sociological Review. Vol. 82. No. 1: 88–115.

22. Moniarou-Papaconstantinou V., Triantafyllou K. (2015) Job Satisfaction and Work Values: Investigating Sources of Job Satisfaction with Respect to Information Professionals. Library & Information Science Research. 2015. Vol. 37. No. 2: 164–170.

23. Roccas S., Sagiv L., eds. (2017) Values and Behavior. Cham: Springer International Publishing.

24. Ros M., Schwartz S.H., Surkiss S. (1999) Basic Individual Values, Work Values, and the Meaning of Work. Applied Psychology: An International Review. Vol. 48: 49–71.

25. Sagiv L., Schwartz S.H. (2000) Value Priorities and Subjective Well-Being: Direct Relations and Congruity Effects. European Journal of Social Psychology. Vol. 30. No. 2: 177–198.

26. Schwartz S.H. (1992) Universals in The Content and Structure of Values: Theoretical Advances and Empirical Tests in 20 Countries. In: M.P. Zanna (ed). Advances in Experimental Social Psychology. Vol. 25. San Diego, CA, US: Academic Press: 1–65.

27. Schwartz S.H. Cieciuch J., Vecchione M., Davidov E., Fischer R., Beierlein C., Ramos A., Verkasalo M., Lönnqvist J.-E., Demirutku K., Dirilen-Gumus O., Konty M. (2012) Refining the Theory of Basic Individual Values. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Vol. 103. No. 4: 663–668.

28. Spini D. (2003) Measurement Equivalence of 10 Value Types From The Schwartz Value Survey Across 21 Countries. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. Vol. 34. No 1: 3–23.

29. Swidler A. (1986) Culture in action: Symbols and strategies. American Sociological Review. 51(2): 273–286.

30. Vaisey S. (2009) Motivation and Justification: A Dual-Process Model of Culture in Action. The American Journal of Sociology. Vol. 6: 1675–1715.

Система Orphus

Loading...
Up