RT Journal Article T1 On the Relative Importance of Personal Values Validating Schwartz's Theory of Value Structures by Computerized Paired Comparisons A1 Schweiger Gallo, Inge A1 Bilsky, W. A1 Gollan, T. A1 Roccas, S. A1 Grad, H. A1 Teixeira, M.L. A1 Rodríguez Monter, Miryam A1 Segal-Caspi, L. AB The relative importance of values is a central feature in Schwartz’s value theory. However, instruments used for validating his theory did not assess relative importance directly. Rather, values were independently rated and scores then statistically centered, person-by-person. Whether these scores match those that result from explicitly comparing values has not been tested. We study this here using the Computerized Paired Comparison of Values (CPCV). This instrument was applied to samples from Germany, Brazil, Spain, and Israel, together with Schwartz’s Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ). CPCV- and PVQ-data were analyzed by separate and joint multidimensional scaling, generalized procrustes, and response time analyses. Results support the validity of Schwartz’s structural theory, independently of the assessment instrument used. PB Hogrefe SN 1614-0001 YR 2015 FD 2015-01-15 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/96708 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/96708 LA eng NO Bilsky, W., Gollan, T., Roccas, S., Grad, H., Teixeira, M. L. M., Rodriguez, M., Schweiger Gallo, I., & Segal-Caspi, L. (2015). On the relative importance of personal values: Validating Schwartz’s theory of value structures by computerized paired comparisons. Journal of Individual Differences, 36(2), 119–129. https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000162 DS Docta Complutense RD 28 sept 2024