Super's Work Values Inventory - Revised.
WVI-R / SWVI-R
Work values reflecting what people seek from work: 12 values scales (e.g. achievement, independence, prestige, income, security, altruism, creativity, variety, co-workers, supervision, work environment, lifestyle/way of life).
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 72 (12 values x 6 items) in the revised version; original WVI had 45 items. Likert importance ratings (normative, not ipsative) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Several adaptations (e.g. Chinese validations); used internationally
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Hammond, M.S., Betz, N.E., Multon, K.D., & Irvin, T. (2010). Super's Work Values Inventory-Revised: Scale validation. Journal of Career Assessment, 18(3), 256-272.
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