Portrait Values Questionnaire - 21 item (ESS Human Values Scale).

PVQ-21 / HVS

What it measures

Schwartz 10 basic values via short verbal self-portraits; standard European Social Survey 'Human Values Scale'; collapses to 2 higher-order value axes

Length and format

21 portraits (Universalism = 3 items; the other 9 values = 2 items each). 6-point similarity rating ('How much like you is this person?' very much like me - not like me at all) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

30+ languages via the ESS translation protocol (TRAPD); used in 70+ countries beyond Europe; near-universal EU-language coverage incl. SR/HR (ESS fielded in RS, HR, ME, etc.)

Normative data

Languages	Countries	Breakdown	Status	Grade	N
en	general	none	HELD_PLACEHOLDER	-	-
de,fr,es,pt,ru,en	6 priority + 29-country	country+raw M/SD	COLLECTED	A	54673
hr	HR	gender+age (RAW)	COLLECTED	A	1789
hr	HR	country (centered)	COLLECTED	B	-
multi	40 countries	gender+age (raw)	PARTIAL	A	-
sr	RS	gender+age (RAW)	COLLECTED	A	2021
sr	ME	gender+age (RAW)	COLLECTED	A	2446
zh,ar,es,ru,hi,+	WVS6 60 countries	country+gender+age	COLLECTED	C	89565
zh,ar	multi	adult	COLLECTED (coarse)	C	-
multi	BA	adult	SEARCHED_NONE	-	-

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Schwartz, S. H. (2003). A proposal for measuring value orientations across nations. ESS Questionnaire Development Report, ch. 7. GESIS ZIS: https://access.gesis.org/zis/524

https://access.gesis.org/zis/524