In each of 2 age-stage groups (10 and 14 year-old), rank order correlations were computed over the relative rank orders obtained from the mean value-choice pattern. Each group was comprised by a total of 32 subgroups representing 2 social classes (upper-lower and upper-middle), male and female sexes, and 8 cities (in 7 countries), each subgroup consisting of 100
Ss respectively. A total of 496 inter-correlations were thus computed in each age-stage group in order to investigate value-choice characteristics of the 32 subgroups. As the result of factor analysis, 3 factors were found to be salient in both groups. For the 10 year-old, three major factors are indentifiable as (I) Steady and Comfortable Work, (II) Solid Occupation, and (III) Social Success, while, for the 14 year-old, the three factors are identifiable as (I) Comfortable Place to Work, (II) Steady Occupation, and (III) Social Success. On the basis of the factor analytic data, critical characteristics of the value system of Japanese children were examined and discussed.
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