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Economic Influences on Ideals About Future Jobs in Young Adults in Formerly Socialist Countries and the United States

Josephine E. Olson

University of Pittsburgh

Irene H. Frieze

University of Pittsburgh, frieze{at}pitt.edu

Sally Wall

University of Pittsburgh

Bozena Zdaniuk

University of Pittsburgh

Nina Telpuchovskaya

University of Pittsburgh

Anuska Ferligoj

University of Ljubljana

Tina Kogovsek

University of Ljubljana

Jasna Horvat

University of Osijek

Natasa Sarlija

University of Osijek

Eva Jarosová

University of Economics, Prague

Daniela Pauknerová

University of Economics, Prague

Lan Anh Nguyen Luu

Eotvos Lorand University of Budapest

Mònika Kovacs

Eotvos Lorand University of Budapest

Jolanta Miluska

Adam Mickiewicz University

Aida Orgocka

University of New York

Ludmila Erokhina

Vladivostok State University of Economics

Olga V. Mitina

Moscow State University

Ludmila V. Popova

Moscow Pedagogical State University

Nijole Petkeviciu-te

Vytautas Magnus University

Mirjana Pejic-Bach

University of Zagreb

Maja Rus Makovec

University Psychiatric Hospital Ljubljana

University students today in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) confront a world in which old ideals learned under state socialism are being questioned. Despite initial difficulties after the end of socialism, most of these countries now have more stable market economies. This article investigates how macroeconomic variables relate to ideals for future work in samples of students from eight CEE countries and the United States. Results indicate there are some significant relationships between macroeconomic factors and job values. Wanting a job that pays well is associated with poorer economic conditions, whereas wanting a career is associated with better economic conditions. Results for wanting a job that allowed time for family are mixed, with higher GDP per capita a positive predictor but economic growth a negative predictor. Economic predictors of wanting a job helping others are weak, with a significant effect of growth found only when U.S. data are added.

Key Words: postsocialist society • work values • career plans • Central and Eastern Europe • macroeconomic performance measures

Cross-Cultural Research, Vol. 40, No. 4, 352-376 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1069397106289587
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