TY - JOUR
T1 - Applying the Refined Values Theory to Past Data
T2 - What Can Researchers Gain?
AU - Cieciuch, Jan
AU - Schwartz, Shalom H.
AU - Vecchione, Michele
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - The refined theory of basic human values (Schwartz et al., 2012) divides the circular continuum of values into 19 motivationally distinct values. Research with a new questionnaire discriminated these values in 10 countries and demonstrated the benefits of the finer distinctions. We ask, whether researchers can gain by applying the refined theory to the large repository of available data gathered with the 40-Item Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ40)? How many, if any, of the more refined values can be distinguished in PVQ40 data, and does this provide improved understanding of the topics studied? We addressed these questions with data from 13 countries on four continents (total N = 7,352). Theory-based multidimensional scaling and confirmatory factor analyses in each country revealed several more narrowly defined values in the PVQ data. Examples from 14 countries demonstrated that these refinements can increase predictive and explanatory power.
AB - The refined theory of basic human values (Schwartz et al., 2012) divides the circular continuum of values into 19 motivationally distinct values. Research with a new questionnaire discriminated these values in 10 countries and demonstrated the benefits of the finer distinctions. We ask, whether researchers can gain by applying the refined theory to the large repository of available data gathered with the 40-Item Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ40)? How many, if any, of the more refined values can be distinguished in PVQ40 data, and does this provide improved understanding of the topics studied? We addressed these questions with data from 13 countries on four continents (total N = 7,352). Theory-based multidimensional scaling and confirmatory factor analyses in each country revealed several more narrowly defined values in the PVQ data. Examples from 14 countries demonstrated that these refinements can increase predictive and explanatory power.
KW - motivation
KW - Portrait Values Questionnaire
KW - refined values
KW - value circle
KW - value prediction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84884553207&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0022022113487076
DO - 10.1177/0022022113487076
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AN - SCOPUS:84884553207
SN - 0022-0221
VL - 44
SP - 1215
EP - 1234
JO - Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
JF - Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
IS - 8
ER -