Work Value Instrument

The work value instrument used in this study was developed by Twenge and colleagues (Twenge et al., 2010). The instrument consisted of 5 dimensions, including leisure, extrinsic rewards, intrinsic rewards, altruistic rewards, and social rewards. Sample of the original items for each dimension was “a job that leaves a lot of time for other things in your life” (leisure), “a job where you can learn new things and learn new skills” (intrinsic rewards), “a job that is worthwhile to society” (altruistic rewards), “a job that gives you a chance to make friends” (social rewards), and “A job where the chances for advancement and promotion are good” (extrinsic rewards). Each item used a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 = very unimportant, 2 = unimportant, 3 = undecided, 4 = important, and 5 = very important (see Table 2).

Work values instruments.