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Hagstrom, Tom; Gamberale, Francesco – Journal of Adolescence, 1995
Focuses on the relationship between work attitudes, values, and background variables. Swedish studies of young people indicate that internal or postmaterialistic values as well as intrinsic work goals are important. Intrinsic work goals are ranked higher than economic work goals by groups, especially girls, attending theoretical high school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Background, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries