Work Values in White South African Males

Abstract

The factor structure of the Survey of Work Values is examined in a sample of 273 white South African males (M age = 24.4 years). Results indicate the emergence of seven factors (with an eigenvalue > 1.00) as opposed to the six factors of the original instrument. The item composition of the factors also differed in comparison with previous research: the extrinsic work value dimension—Status of the Job—did not emerge as a significant factor in the present study. Cross cultural explanations for this phenomenon are offered.