Higher education Levels, older age, and higher status occupations were associated with an intrinsic orientation to work (e.g., interest in the work itself) in comparison to an extrinsic instrumental orientation (e.g., work for pay and security). An extrinsic-expressive orientation (e.g., concern for working conditions) theoretically and empirically reflected an intermediate category.
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