Life goals of Generation Z workforce: An Empirical Study
Dr Ravikiran Dwivedula

Citation: Dwivedula, R. (2021). ‘Life goals of Generation Z workforce: An Empirical Study.’ European Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 5, 3, 1-4. https://www.nationalwellbeingservice.org/volumes/volume-5-2021/volume-5-article-3/

Abstract
Backgound: The purpose of this paper is to empirically understand the life aspirations of generation Z workforce.
Methods/Methodology: Exploratory factor analysis of data obtained from 289 respondents was conducted. Snowball sampling method was used to reach out to the
survey respondents.
Results: A three-factor structure- intrinsic, extrinsic, and altruistic life goals were extracted from the 8 items of the questionnaire.
Discussion/Conclusions: The current research extends the concepts of life aspirations hitherto studied in case of older generational cohorts such as millennials and generation X to generation Z.

Key words: life goals, life aspirations, generation Z, empirical analysis