Composite measure at T1, T2, T3 and T4 designed to tap 
values that are highly approved in the United States, 
consisting of six indexes: honesty (7 items), kindness 
(4 items), reciprocity (7 items), self-control (5 
items), social responsibility (4 items), social skills 
(6 items). Scale: 1.00 = low approval to 6.00 = high 
approval of social values

                  Acceptance of social values
Happiness         T1       T2       T3       T4
T1        tau = +.28     +.22     +.19     +.15
T2        tau = +.20     +.34     +.21     +.25
T3        tau = +.18     +.26     +.33     +.25
T4        tau = +.14     +.21     +.24     +.34
All tau's significant (001)
T1:1966, T2:1968, T3:1969, T4:1970

33-item index of closed questions on honesty (7 items), 
kindness (4 items), reciprocity (7 items), self-control 
(5 items), social responsibility (4 items), and social 
skills (6 items).

3-item index of closed questions on whether the 
respondent feels that:     1. His/her ideals most 
nearly approach    her ideals of 'the right way'.      
2. Feels she has a great many interests    in common 
with him/her.    3. Generally shares the same    
philosophy of life with him/her.
The questions were answered separately for all adult 
one sees at least once a month and who one consideres 
as important persons in ones life.

All network members.

Married females   : r = +.34 (002)
Unmarried females : r = -.19 (ns)

Husband only (computed for married females only).

Please circle in the second column the extent the 
people you know to agree with the statements:

Concerning an education for the people I know it's 
important: 
A To have brilliant professors
B That teachers be especially friendly
C To do good academic work at the university
D That a student who scores high grades not be more 
appreciated than the average student
E To be the best student in class
F That the choice of major does not depend on gender
G To get better marks than my best friend in school
H That bad results are not a disaster
I That male students are allowed to cry
J To see the highest performing students as a model
K To solve conflicts by means of discussion

Rating: 1= strongly disagree ….5= strongly agree
individual score minus score people I know
Summation: Average

scores of educational values the student thinks the 
people in his/her surrounding will respond minus 
his/her own scores on this value

St.Louis r=+.06 ns
Utrecht  r=-.05 ns

St.Louis r=+.02 ns
Utrecht  r=-.08 ns

St.Louis r=+.03 ns
Utrecht  r=-.07 ns

Please circle in the first column, next to the 
statement, the extent to which you expect the people 
you know to agree with the statements:

Statements:

A Concerning work for me it's important 
B To work with my colleagues  harmoniously
C To be able to speak one’s mind even if it might harm 
the relationship with 
ones colleagues
D To have guaranteed job security
in present organisation
E To live to work
F To have a career with prestige
G To be thought ambitious by my colleagues 
H To have a manager who uses his/her intuition
I To have an assertive manager
J To have a decisive manager
K That there is an affirmative action policy at my 
place of work
L That there is an achievement oriented atmosphere
M That the income is related to my performance within 
my work
N To work to live
O That the best performers get the highest positions in 
the organization
P That there is a competitive atmosphere 
Q That everyone is equal and is treated in such a 
manner by his/her co-workers

Rating: 1= strongly disagree ….5= strongly agree
individual score minus score people I know
Summation: Average

scores of work values the student thinks the people in 
his/her surrounding will respond minus his/her own 
scores on this value

St.Louis r= -.06 ns
Utrecht  r= -.04 ns

St.Louis r= -.07 ns
Utrecht  r= -.08 ns

St.Louis r= -.16 (P<.05)
Utrecht  r= -.01  ns

Please circle in the first column, next to the 
statement, the extent to which you expect the people 
you know to agree with the statements:

Concerning a personal situation for me it's important: 

A To admire friends that perform 
extremely well in sports
B To support friends who are feeling down
C To own a big car
D To help busy family members with their
responsibilities
E To be able to spend a lot of money 
F To yield a free bus seat to an elderly lady
G To own luxurious products
H To save the last cookie for someone else
I That in a family men and women share
the same tasks
J That men be ambitious
K That a father be more 
rational than emotional
L That a man hit back when attacked
M That men are discouraged from crying
N That women are allowed to cry
O That a woman does not hit back when 
she is attacked
P That women especially concern themselves with human 
relations
Q That conflicts are being solved by compromises
R That people approach each other in a friendly way
S That good friends have a high social status
T That people are able to enjoy
events that are often taken 
for granted, like seeing the sunrise

Rating: 1 = strongly disagree ….5 = strongly agree
individual score minus score people I know
Summation: Average

scores of personal values the student thinks the people 
in his/her surrounding will respond minus his/her own 
scores on this value

St.Louis r= -.19 (P<.01)
Utrecht  r= -.07 ns

St.Louis r= -.13 (P<.05)
Utrecht  r= -.00  ns

St.Louis r= - .19 (P<.01)
Utrecht  r= + .00    ns

Please circle in the first column, next to the 
statement, the extent to which you expect the people 
you know to agree with the statements:

Statements:
Concerning politics for me it's important;
A That poor people pay less taxes than 
rich people
B That a destitute person has access to social services 
to meet their need
C That the government spend generously 
on aid for foreign development
D To live in a welfare state
E That the government spend generously 
on pluralism
F That environmental issues and conservation 
has the highest priority 
G That economic renewal has a high priority
H That in society, people appreciate diversity
I International conflicts are solved 
by an international authority 
J That women are voted into office in the next election
K To live in a society where success and opportunities 
are based on achievement
L That international conflicts are being resolved by 
compromises and negotiations

Rating: 1= strongly disagree ….5= strongly agree
individual score minus score people I know
Summation: Average

scores of political values the student thinks the 
people in his/her surrounding will respond minus 
his/her own scores on this value

St.Louis r= -.10 (P< .10)
Utrecht  r= -.02   ns

St.Louis r= -.11 (P< .10)
Utrecht  r= -.02  ns

St.Louis r= -.08 ns
Utrecht  r= -.05 ns

all values together:
difference between total values of the people I know 
and me on educational values +  political values +  
workvalues +  personal values

scores of total values the student thinks the people in 
his/her surrounding will respond minus his/her own 
scores on this value

St.Louis r= -.09 ns
Utrecht  r= -.06 ns

St.Louis r= -.09 ns
Utrecht  r= -.06 ns

St.Louis r= -.12 (P<0.10)
Utrecht  r= -.05  ns

Please circle in the first column, next to the 
statement, the extent to which you agree with the 
statements:

Concerning work for me it's important 
A To work with my colleagues  harmoniously
B To be able to speak one’s mind even if it might harm 
the relationship with 
ones colleagues
C To have guaranteed job security
in present organisation
D To live to work
E To have a career with prestige
F To be thought ambitious by my colleagues 
G To have a manager who uses his/her intuition
H To have an assertive manager
I To have a decisive manager
J That there is an affirmative action policy at my 
place of work
K That there is an achievement oriented atmosphere
L That the income is related to my performance within 
my work
M To work to live
N That the best performers get the highest positions in 
the organization
O That there is a competitive atmosphere 
P That everyone is equal and is treated in such a 
manner by his/her co-workers

Rating: 1 strongly disagree ...5= strongly agree
Summation: Average

St.Louis r=-.01 ns
Utrecht  r=.04  ns

St.Louis r=.08 ns
Utrecht  r=.10 ns

St.Louis r=.00 ns
Utrecht  r=.01 ns

Self report:
'To what extent do you feel approval   for your 
lifestyle and ideals from the local community'

0 Mixed/Consonant 
1 Dissonant neighbourhood

The neighbourhood were one lived (longest) when one 
grew up was rated as either "dissonant" or "consonant" 
on the basis of a direct open question on the religious 
affiliation of most of the people in that neighbourhood 
(more than 50% different from ones own religion rated 
"dissonant", less than 50% "mixed" or "consonant").

Stronger among Protestants and Jews than among 
Catholics (G' respectively -.40, -.36, -.07). 

Lower when controlled for recall of prejudice 
experience.

Variable with cultural similarity:
-Catholics who grew up in Protestant area happier
 than those who grew up in Jewish area,
-Protestants who grew up in Catholic area happier
 than those who grew up in Jewish area,
-Jews who grew up in Protestant area happier than
 those who grew up in Catholic area. 

Satisfaction with extent of fit between kibbutz life 
ond one's ability and aspirations

Selfreport on single question, question not reported

Rated 1 (highest or most positive) to 5 (lowest or 
least positve)

rpc controlled for:
- satisfaction with one's Kibbutz life
- psychological commitment to one's Kibbutz life

Beta controlled for:
- satisfaction of feeling of belonging to Kibbutz
- satisfaction with material standard of living
- satisfaction with work domain
- satisfaction with interpersonal relationships in 
Kibbutz

Beta additionally controlled for:
- community values
- collectivistic values
- individualistic values
- gender
- years of formal education
- age
- holding central office during the last five yers

Beta additionally controlled for:
- satisfaction with one's Kibbutz life
- psycholoical commitment to one's Kibbutz life

Direct question, rated on a 4 point   scale: "Do you 
feel embarrassed to be with people with other ideas, an 
other religion or other opinions than yourself? Do you 
think that's..."
1 Very embarrassing
.
.
4 Not embarrassing at all  

France

France

Great-Britain

Great-Britain

West Germany

West Germany

Italy

Italy

Netherlands

Netherlands

Denmark

Denmark

Belgium

Belgium

Spain

Spain

Ireland

Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

EC

EC

EC (stratified sample)
Very embarrassing      Mt'=  6.11
.                      Mt'=  6.22
.                      Mt'=  6.78
Not embarrassed at all Mt'=  7.11

EC (stratified sample)  
Very embarrassing         Mt'=  5.78
.                         Mt'=  6.22
.                         Mt'=  6.67
Not embarrassed at all    Mt'=  7.00

In none of the European countries ß weights of 
this variable reached .10 level in multiple 
regression analysis, when controlling for:
happiness(HAPP 1.1), affect(AFF 2.3); satisfaction 
with health,income and family life; age, income, 
education, marital status, having children, male 
sex, work; urbanisation, type of dwelling, own 
home, religiousness, social participation; 
uncertainty about future, expected negative 
changes in income; satisfaction 5 years in past 
and future;  loneliness, misantropy, hopeless 
about life and sense of control.

In none of the European countries ß weights of 
this variable reached .10 level in multiple 
regression analysis, when controlling for:
life satisfaction(HAPP 2.1), affect(AFF 2.3); 
satisfaction with health,income and family life; 
age, income, education, marital status, having 
children, male sex, work; urbanisation, type of 
dwelling, own home, religiousness, social 
participation; uncertainty about future, expected 
negative changes in income; satisfaction 5 years 
in past and future; loneliness, misantropy, 
hopeless about life and sense of control.