Study VanEe & VanDijk (2005): study ZZ Western nations 2004

Public

University students, USA and The Netherlands, 2004

Sample

Respondents

N = 361

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

difference between work values of the people I know and me

Our Classification

Remarks

scores of work values the student thinks the people in his/her surrounding will respond minus his/her own scores on this value

Distribution

M= .04, SD= .414

Operationalization

Please circle in the first column, next to the statement, the extent to which you expect the people you know to agree with the statements:

Statements:

A Concerning work for me it's important
B To work with my colleagues  harmoniously
C To be able to speak one’s mind even if it might harm the relationship with
ones colleagues
D To have guaranteed job security
in present organisation
E To live to work
F To have a career with prestige
G To be thought ambitious by my colleagues
H To have a manager who uses his/her intuition
I To have an assertive manager
J To have a decisive manager
K That there is an affirmative action policy at my place of work
L That there is an achievement oriented atmosphere
M That the income is related to my performance within my work
N To work to live
O That the best performers get the highest positions in the organization
P That there is a competitive atmosphere
Q That everyone is equal and is treated in such a manner by his/her co-workers

Rating: 1= strongly disagree ….5= strongly agree
individual score minus score people I know
Summation: Average

Observed Relation with Happiness