Before you begin, read the values in List II, choose the one that is most important to you and rate its importance.
Next, choose the value that is most opposed to your values, or /C0if there is no such value /C0choose the value least
important to you, and rate it 21, 0, or 1, according to its importance. Then rate the rest of the values.
31__ INDEPENDENT (self-reliant, self-sufficient)
32__ MODERATE (avoiding extremes of feeling and action)
33__ LOYAL (faithful to my friends, group)
34__ AMBITIOUS (hard-working, aspiring)
35__ BROADMINDED (tolerant of different ideas and beliefs)
36__ HUMBLE (modest, self-effacing)
37__ DARING (seeking adventure, risk)
38__ PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT (preserving nature)
39__ INFLUENTIAL (having an impact on people and events)
40__ HONORING OF PARENTS AND ELDERS (showing respect)
41__ CHOOSING OWN GOALS (selecting own purposes)
42__ HEALTHY (not being sick physically or mentally)
43__ CAPABLE (competent, effective, efficient)
44__ ACCEPTING MY PORTION IN LIFE (submitting to life’s circumstances)
45__ HONEST (genuine, sincere)
46__ PRESERVING MY PUBLIC IMAGE (protecting my ‘face’)
47__ OBEDIENT (dutiful, meeting obligations)
48__ INTELLIGENT (logical, thinking)
49__ HELPFUL (working for the welfare of others)
50__ ENJOYING LIFE (enjoying food, sex, leisure, etc.)
51__ DEVOUT (holding to religious faith and belief)
52__ RESPONSIBLE (dependable, reliable)
53__ CURIOUS (interested in everything, exploring)
54__ FORGIVING (willing to pardon others)
55__ SUCCESSFUL (achieving goals)
56__ CLEAN (neat, tidy)
57__ SELF-INDULGENT (doing pleasant things)
SVS SCORING
Value SVS items
Conformity 11, 20, 40, 47
Tradition 18, 32, 36, 44, 51Benevolence 33, 45, 49, 52, 54Universalism 1, 17, 24, 26, 29, 30, 35, 38Self-Direction 5, 16, 31, 41, 53Stimulation 9, 25, 37Hedonism 4, 50, 57Achievement 34, 39, 43, 55
Power 3, 12, 27, 46
Security 8, 13, 15, 22, 56
Notes : Items are rated ‘AS A GUIDING PRINCIPLE IN MY LIFE’ on a 9-point scale ranging from 7 5‘Supreme
importance’, through 0 5‘Not important’, to 215‘Opposed to my values’.517 OVERVIEW OF THE MEASURES
V. VICES AND VIRTUES