Naslov
Measurement of values: How stable is the measured construct?

Autori
Ferić, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
IXth European Congress of Psychology, Book of Abstracts / - Granada, 2005

Skup
IXth European Congress of Psychology

Mjesto i datum
Granada, Španjolska, 03.07.2005. - 08.07.2005

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Measurement; Personal Values; Stability of Value Systems

Sažetak
Working assumption of much research on values is that individual’ s value system is fairly stable, expressing coherence over time and situations, guiding the individual in choosing appropriate behaviors and making decisions. An alternative view suggests that the value system we construct is very much dependent on the context in which we are asked to do it. The aim of this research was to test the alternative hypothesis and examine the possible effects of situational context on the structure of value systems. An experiment was conducted, with 360 subjects divided into 4 experimental and 4 control conditions. "Schwartz Value Survey" was used to measure the hierarchy and structure of values in all groups. Additional four instruments were used to create the experimental condition of four different types of "context". Each context was created to target one of the "higher order value types" according to Schwartz value theory: Self-Transcendence (benevolence and universalism), Self-Enhancement (achievement and power), Openness to Change (including self-direction and stimulation) and Conservation (security, conformity, tradition). Results show that although the rated importance of single values does change with regard to specific context and target issues, the structure of the whole value system remains fairly stable.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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