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Values, attitudes, ideology and morality

Short Schwartz Value Survey.

SSVS

What it measures
Schwartz 10 basic values, one item per value, plus the 2 higher-order value dimensions
Length and format
10 (one composite value label per item). 9-point importance rating (0 opposed/not important to 8 supreme importance) (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Finnish original + English; subsequently adapted into multiple languages (ES, PT, IT, DE, etc.) for brief values screening
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Lindeman, M., & Verkasalo, M. (2005). Measuring values with the Short Schwartz's Value Survey. Journal of Personality Assessment, 85(2), 170-178.

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