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Testing the discriminant validity of Schwartz' portrait calue questionnaire items: a replication and extension of Knoppen and Saris (2009)
Die Diskriminanzvalidität der "Portraits Value Questionnaire"-Daten von Schwartz testen: ein Abgleich und eine Erweiterung von Knoppen und Saris
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Abstract "Schwartz' theory of ten basic human values has stimulated numerous studies using a variety of instruments. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) of the properties of some of the instruments have revealed that three pairs of values were excessively highly correlated. This led Davidov et al. (2008) to p... view more
"Schwartz' theory of ten basic human values has stimulated numerous studies using a variety of instruments. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) of the properties of some of the instruments have revealed that three pairs of values were excessively highly correlated. This led Davidov et al. (2008) to propose unifying values. To overcome the problems of loss of precision due to unifying distinct values, Knoppen and Saris (2009a, b) investigated the factorial structure of each of the ten values measured with the PVQ (Schwartz et al. 2001). They identified both cross-loadings and distinct sub-dimensions for the pairs of nondiscriminated values in two German student samples. They concluded that the original strategy for selecting items, maximizing theoretical coverage at the expense of item homogeneity, produced the poor discrimination between values. The Study 1 examines whether the Knoppen and Saris findings generalize to a representative sample of the German population. With some notable exceptions, the author's findings replicate theirs. Study 2 uses 33 items from an experimental version of the PVQ to operationalize and test a full model of the 11 basic values. Following Knoppen and Saris, they included only one sub-dimension of each of the 11 values. This CFA model yielded a satisfactory fit with no estimation problems. The authors conclude that available indicators permit measuring the distinct values without the need to collapse factors. Limitations and implications of the research are discussed." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
value system; measurement; value analysis; value; value-orientation; social norm
Classification
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 25-36
Journal
Survey Research Methods, 6 (2012) 1
Issue topic
Theory of human values
ISSN
1864-3361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications