Portrait Values Questionnaire - 21 item (ESS Human Values Scale).
PVQ-21 / HVS
Schwartz 10 basic values via short verbal self-portraits; standard European Social Survey 'Human Values Scale'; collapses to 2 higher-order value axes
- Provisionally grouped under
- 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.)
- 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
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