Needs and values in three cultures. Controversy and a dilemma
It has been taken for granted that scores in value inventories stand as a suitable explanation of individual, group and cultural differences. Data gathered in Mexico, the USA and Canada show this to be incorrect or incomplete. There are significant corre1ations, from low to substantial, between thre...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2000 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Repositorio: | Redalyc-UNAM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:18011322004 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=18011322004 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Psicología Needs cross values cultural research individual differences |
| Sumario: | It has been taken for granted that scores in value inventories stand as a suitable explanation of individual, group and cultural differences. Data gathered in Mexico, the USA and Canada show this to be incorrect or incomplete. There are significant corre1ations, from low to substantial, between three need variables (degree o/ satisfaction, degree o/ difftculty and degree o/ pleasure in satisfaction) and the value score for 30 se1ected values. The interpretation of the causal sequence of this quantitative interdependence between needs and values (illustrated for six needvalue sequences) has 1ed to controversy. But whatever the interpretation for the causal sequence, the results open an avenue for the explanation of individual, group and of cross-cultural differences in values, to further identif)' the value construct and pose a unique philosophical dilemma that may be clarified by pending and future research. |
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