Table 3 Summary of the age-period-cohort effects of value changes
From: Chinese social value change and its relevant factors: an age-period-cohort effect analysis
Respect for authority | Postmaterialism | Openness in the private sphere | |
|---|---|---|---|
Period effect | From 1990 to 2012, people's attitudes towards authority became increasingly positive, with only a slight decline in 2012 | Between 1990 and 2012, post-materialistic values first rose, then declined | Starting from 2001, people's attitudes towards openness in the private sphere have been progressively becoming more positive |
Cohort effect | People born in the 1950s to 1970s showed the most negative attitudes towards respecting authority, while those born in the "Post-80s" and "Post-90s" tended to have more positive attitudes towards respecting authority | People born in the 1950s and 1960s held the highest levels of post-materialistic values, while the "Post-80s" and "Post-90s" had lower levels of post-materialistic values | Individuals born before 1980 held relatively negative attitudes towards openness in the private sphere, while starting from the "Post-80s" generation, attitudes became increasingly positive |
Age effect | As people age, they increasingly emphasize the importance of respecting authority | As people age, their postmaterialistic values gradually weaken | As people age, attitudes towards openness in the private sphere tend to become increasingly negative |