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  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Humanities

Background:

  • Personal values are a central construct in social sciences and humanities.
  • Psychological research on personal values has expanded significantly over the last two decades.
  • Cross-cultural research highlights the content, structure, and consequences of values.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review, organize, and integrate existing research on personal values from a cross-cultural perspective.
  • To highlight key findings regarding the role of personal values in human behavior.
  • To address the perceived subjectivity of values and their influence on action.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-cultural review and integration of psychological research on personal values.
  • Analysis of studies investigating the content, structure, and consequences of values.
  • Synthesis of findings on the predictive validity of self-reported values.

Main Results:

  • Personal values, despite being subjective self-reports, demonstrate significant predictive power.
  • Self-reported values forecast a wide array of attitudes, preferences, and overt behaviors.
  • Individuals' actions are often motivated by the desire to express important values and achieve related goals.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding personal values is fundamental to understanding human behavior.
  • Personal values serve as a crucial guide for individual actions and decision-making.
  • The cross-cultural study of values provides valuable insights into universal and culturally specific human motivations.