Table 2.
Comparison between Generation Z and Generation X samples in study variables
| Gen Z (18–24) N = 508 |
Gen X (40–50) N = 205 |
t | Cohen’s d | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | ||||
| Values | |||||||
| • Self -enhancement | 3.95 | 1.81 | 3.24 | 1.59 | 2.25 | 0.41 | .02 |
| • Openness to change | 4.83 | 1.46 | 4.22 | 1.45 | 1.92 | 0.39 | .03 |
| • Conservation | 4.57 | 1.43 | 5.06 | 1.28 | 1.89 | 0.36 | .04 |
| • Self-transcendence | 5.37 | 1.45 | 5.42 | 1.40 | 0.39 | 0.03 | .69 |
| Resilience | 4.38 | 0.82 | 4.81 | 0.71 | 3.35 | 0.56 | .01 |
| COVID-19 pandemic effects | |||||||
| • Adherence to restrictions | 3.83 | 0.88 | 4.20 | 0.70 | 5.32 | 0.46 | < .001 |
| • Functioning impairment | 2.92 | 0.95 | 2.22 | 0.89 | 2.55 | 0.76 | .01 |
| Career preferences | |||||||
| • Hybrid workplace (1-office only, 5-office & home) | 3.53 | 1.76 | 3.48 | 1.85 | 0.25 | 0.02 | .79 |
| • Hybrid job training (1-formal, 5-formal & informal) | 2.16 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.67 | 2.22 | 0.28 | .02 |
| • Hybrid learning (1-in-person, 5 – in-person & virtual) | 2.71 | 2.03 | 2.29 | 1.98 | 2.14 | 0.20 | .01 |
| Consumption | |||||||
| • Communication (1- physical, 3-virtual & physical) | 2.34 | 0.82 | 2.04 | 0.78 | 3.33 | 0.37 | .001 |
| • Finance (1- physical, 3-virtual & physical) | 2.10 | 0.52 | 2.07 | 0.43 | 0.73 | 0.03 | .46 |
| • Fashion (1- physical, 3-virtual & physical) | 1.93 | 0.87 | 1.92 | 0.91 | 0.09 | 0.01 | .92 |