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    In-groups, out-groups, and their contrasting perceptions of values among generational cohorts of Australians

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    Authors
    Heritage, B.
    Breen, Lauren
    Roberts, Lynne
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Heritage, B. and Breen, L. and Roberts, L. 2016. In-groups, out-groups, and their contrasting perceptions of values among generational cohorts of Australians. Australian Psychologist. 51 (3): pp. 246-255.
    Source Title
    Australian Psychologist
    DOI
    10.1111/ap.12114
    ISSN
    0005-0067
    School
    School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
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    This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Heritage, B. and Breen, L. and Roberts, L. 2016. In-groups, out-groups, and their contrasting perceptions of values among generational cohorts of Australians. Australian Psychologist. 51(3): pp. 246-255., which has been published in final form at http://doi.org/10.1111/ap.12114. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving at http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44206
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Objective: Personal values guide, and are used to justify, behaviours both within and beyond organisational contexts. Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y are purported to vary in the values they espouse and hence their behaviours. The aim of this research was to examine and compare self-ratings and out-group perceptions of the importance of the four overarching clusters of values in Schwartz's circumplex model by generation. Method: A convenience sample of 157 participants (49 Baby Boomers, 47 Generation X, and 61 Generation Y) completed an online survey of self-rated values and perceptions of another generation's values. Results: Multivariate analyses identified that self-ratings of self-enhancement, openness to change, and conservation value clusters varied between generations (medium effect size), but self-transcendence did not. Out-group perceptions of generations varied across all four value clusters (very large effect size). We then compared each generation's self-ratings of value importance with perceptions of value importance provided by other generations (in-group/out-group comparisons). There were significant variations between self-ratings and perceived importance ratings provided by other generations for all three generations (large effect). Conclusions: Larger differences in other-ascribed than self-ascribed value importance across generations highlights the need to avoid actions based on generation value stereotypes, both within and beyond the workplace. Further research on a representative sample of the Australian population using a mixed-methods approach is recommended.

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