Age and Gender Differences in the Value Development of Dutch Adults in 11 Years of Longitudinal Data

Value development over the life-span is rarely studied due to theory and data limitations. We use the LISS data, a Dutch longitudinal dataset, to study value change in adults aged 25–70 over 11 years from 2008 to 2019 (N=10,860), using the neo- socioanalyitcal model (NSM) as a theoretical framework. We find few cohort differences, differences between age groups and non-linear value change within individuals that continues until late adulthood. Gender differences in mean-levels are stable except in universalism and self-direction, while gender differences in rates of change are observed. We conclude that the NSM provides a fruitful framework to interpret value change as a maturation process toward becoming functioning members of society along gendered and age-graded normative stages.

SMALLENBROEK Oscar;  STANCIU Adrian; 

2024-11-25

ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE

JRC137969

0092-6566 (online),   

https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC137969,   

10.1016/j.jrp.2024.104540 (online),