Schwartz Cultural Value Orientations.
Schwartz 7 (culture-level)
Culture-level value orientations (the societal counterpart to the individual Schwartz values) on 7 orientations forming 3 bipolar dimensions: Embeddedness vs Autonomy (Intellectual + Affective), Hierarchy vs Egalitarianism, Mastery vs Harmony
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- derived from the SVS-57 items scored at the culture (country-mean) level (a subset of value items). the SVS 9-point importance ratings, aggregated to country means (ecological scoring) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Uses the authorised SVS translations (dozens of languages); country coverage is very broad
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Schwartz, S. H. (2006). A theory of cultural value orientations: Explication and applications. Comparative Sociology, 5(2-3), 137-182.
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