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Comparative Analysis of Work Values Across Four Nations
Author(s) -
Lee Sang Min,
Terada Moriki,
Shimizu Kazuaki,
Lee MyungHun,
Lee Dong Hun
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/joec.12061
Subject(s) - structural equation modeling , latent variable , psychology , measurement invariance , vocational education , work (physics) , value (mathematics) , test (biology) , metric (unit) , job security , social psychology , econometrics , statistics , confirmatory factor analysis , mathematics , economics , operations management , pedagogy , mechanical engineering , engineering , paleontology , biology
Work values are important factors in career counseling and development. The purpose of this study was to test the measurement invariance of Terada's ([Terada, M., 2009]) Vocational Values Inventory, as well as compare the means of 5 latent variables across 4 nations (Japan, South Korea, the United States, and Germany) using structural equation modeling. Results indicated that the assumptions of configural, metric, and intercept invariance were satisfied across the 4 nations. A comparison of the means of the 5 latent variables indicated that job security, an extrinsic work value, was perceived as the most important work value across the 4 nations.