Globalisation is transforming the lives, ideals and development of youth worldwide, including adolescents in Guatemala. We hypothesised that the attitudes of today’s Guatemalan adolescents as reflected in their views of the ideal man and woman would more closely converge with those of the global adolescent compared to their compatriots 25 years earlier. Urban adolescents’ ratings and drawings in 2014 (N = 397, Mage = 12.55, 63.13 per cent girls) were compared to those from 25 years earlier (1988–1990; N = 488, Mage = 12.82, 46.35 per cent girls). Core characteristics such as kindness and honesty were important in both time periods. Other qualities (the importance of being fun and the depiction of sexiness in the drawings) were more prominent among present-day adolescents. However, adolescents in 2014 were less likely to draw the ideal person with adult responsibilities. Adolescent values and beliefs are nuanced and depend both on globalisation and the specific cultural context.

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有趣而性感，但不负责任

全球化正在改变包括危地马拉青少年在内的全世界青年的生活，理想和发展。我们假设，与25年前的同胞相比，今天的危地马拉青少年对理想男人和女人的看法所反映的态度将与全球青少年的观点更加紧密地融合在一起。将2014年城市青少年的收视率和绘画水平（N = 397，法师= 12.55，女童占63.13％）与25年前的水平（1988-1990； N = 488，Mage = 12.82，女童占46.35）进行了比较。在两个时期中，善良和诚实等核心特征都很重要。在当今的青少年中，其他品质（娱乐的重要性和在图画中描绘性感的重要性）更为突出。然而，2014年的青少年不太可能吸引理想的成年人责任人。青少年的价值观和信念细微差别，取决于全球化和特定的文化背景。