Abstract

GIL ROALES-NIETO, Jesús et al. Intergenerational Differences in Materialist and Post-materialist Values in a Sample of Hispanic New York City ResidentsDiferencias intergeneracionales en valores materialistas y post-materialistas en una muestra de residentes hispanos de la ciudad de Nueva York. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2013, vol.12, n.3, pp.671-683. ISSN 1657-9267.

The present study evaluates the personal values reported by a sample of New York Hispanic residents using an open evaluation format in which the participants identified and prioritized their personal values. Four hundred and forty-five participants were assigned to one of three groups: Young (N= 159), Adult (N= 168) and Senior (N= 118). The values reported were categorized into post-materialist, materialist or non-classifiable. The Percentage Difference Index between post-materialist and materialist values was calculated in order to determine the value profile for each age group. The results showed that reports of personal values and values attributed to the participants' own generation were similar in Adult and Senior groups, but were very different in the Young Group, with a differential report of post-materialist values. Furthermore, exposure to American culture did not appear to have a significant effect on the reported values of NYC Hispanics. To confirm these findings, we need to conduct additional studies with larger samples of culturally diverse populations.

Keywords : Personal values; value change; post-materialist values; descriptive study by survey; Cognitive Psychology; Hispanoamerica; Theory of values.

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