The Effect of Ethnicity and Generation on Cultural Values

Using an existential perspective, the researcher investigated the world views of 155 people divided first by ethnic group and then (n = 144) by generation. African Americans and White Americans, Baby Boomers and Generation Xers completed the Scale to Assess World Views (Ibrahim & Owen, 1994) at a grocery store in the Midwest. Results indicate significant differences between African Americans and White Americans on the Pessimistic, Traditional, and Here and Now world views but no difference in rank order. Coefficient alphas for the subscales ranged from (.42) to (.67) with an overall value of (.82) for the scale. A confirmatory factor analysis was also calculated for the scale. The potential applications for therapeutic relationships are discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Psychology

Year

1999

Author dc:creator

• Beck, Launa

• Psychology
• Race and Ethnicity

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/742

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-1745