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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 204-219 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science |
| Volume | 682 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2019 |
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I Want to Be a Billionaire : How Do Extrinsic and Intrinsic Values Influence Youngsters’ Well-Being? / Van den Broeck, Anja; Schreurs, Bert; Proost, Karin; Vanderstukken, Arne; Vansteenkiste, Maarten.
In: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 682, No. 1, 03.2019, p. 204-219.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - I Want to Be a Billionaire
T2 - How Do Extrinsic and Intrinsic Values Influence Youngsters’ Well-Being?
AU - Van den Broeck, Anja
AU - Schreurs, Bert
AU - Proost, Karin
AU - Vanderstukken, Arne
AU - Vansteenkiste, Maarten
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - Values guide our attitudes and behavior, but to what extent and how do individual values determine our overall well-being? Self-determination theory holds that particular types of values (i.e., intrinsic or extrinsic) matter most, but the person-environment fit perspective argues that any values can be beneficial as long as they align with values prevalent in one’s environment. the evidentiary support for these competing claims is inconclusive. We use the World Value Survey to see how these perspectives do in predicting life satisfaction, happiness, and health in youngsters aged 18 to 30 around the world. Our results generally confirm hypotheses derived from self-determination theory, showing that the type of values held by youngsters and the type of values prevailing in their environments account for significant variation in young peoples’ life satisfaction, happiness, and health. the pattern of evidence suggests that youngsters benefit from attaching greater importance to intrinsic values related to affiliation and community contribution rather than to extrinsic values that relate to financial success and accumulation of power.
AB - Values guide our attitudes and behavior, but to what extent and how do individual values determine our overall well-being? Self-determination theory holds that particular types of values (i.e., intrinsic or extrinsic) matter most, but the person-environment fit perspective argues that any values can be beneficial as long as they align with values prevalent in one’s environment. the evidentiary support for these competing claims is inconclusive. We use the World Value Survey to see how these perspectives do in predicting life satisfaction, happiness, and health in youngsters aged 18 to 30 around the world. Our results generally confirm hypotheses derived from self-determination theory, showing that the type of values held by youngsters and the type of values prevailing in their environments account for significant variation in young peoples’ life satisfaction, happiness, and health. the pattern of evidence suggests that youngsters benefit from attaching greater importance to intrinsic values related to affiliation and community contribution rather than to extrinsic values that relate to financial success and accumulation of power.
U2 - 10.1177/0002716219831658
DO - 10.1177/0002716219831658
M3 - Article
VL - 682
SP - 204
EP - 219
JO - Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
JF - Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
SN - 0002-7162
IS - 1
ER -