The varying value of children - Empirical results from eleven societies in Asia, Africa and Europe
The varying value of children - Empirical results from eleven societies in Asia, Africa and Europe
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10.1177/0011392107077634
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发表时间：
2007-07-01
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2
通讯作者：
Klaus, Daniela
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作者：
Nauck, Bernhard;Klaus, Daniela
利用2002/3年儿童价值（VOC）重复研究的数据，对11个国家（韩国、中华人民共和国、印度尼西亚、印度、巴勒斯坦、以色列、土耳其、南非、加纳、德国和捷克共和国）不同年龄组的儿童对父母的价值进行了跨文化调查。作为先决条件，在计算总体和特定国家特定的因子结构时，建立了VOC测量的跨国等效性。分析得出了VOC的三维结构，即舒适度、社会尊重和影响。这一结构适用于每一国家集团，由此产生的比额表具有高度的内部一致性，正如各自的alpha系数所显示的那样。此外，还对数据进行了文化特定响应风格的测试，最终的VOC比较是通过偏差指数来控制的。研究结果表明，在以血统为基础的亲属制度和低富裕程度的高生育率国家，儿童对舒适和尊重的重要性最高，而在高富裕程度和以国家为基础的保险制度的低生育率国家，这一点最低。所有国家的影响都非常高，只有很小的差异。
Using data from the Value of Children (VOC) replication study in 2002/3, the value of children for their parents is investigated cross-culturally for different age groups in 11 countries (South Korea, People's Republic of China, Indonesia, India, Palestine, Israel, Turkey, South Africa, Ghana, Germany and the Czech Republic). As a prerequisite, the cross-national equivalence of the VOC measurement is established in calculating the overall and the particular country-specific factorial structures. The analysis results in a three-dimensional structure of the VOC, namely comfort, social esteem and affect. This structure is replicated for every national group, and the resulting scales are of high internal consistency as revealed by the respective alpha coefficients. Additionally, the data are also tested for culture-specific response styles, for which the final VOC comparisons are controlled by means of a bias index. The findings indicate children's importance for comfort and esteem to be highest in high-fertility countries with lineage-based kinship systems and low affluence, while it is lowest in low-fertility countries with high affluence and a state-based insurance system. Affect is very high across all countries with only minor variations.