Identifying Core Values with a Hierarchical, Ipsative, Preference Assessment.

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Personal Development

Background:

• Values are fundamental to decision-making, behavior, and emotional responses.
• Practitioners utilize values in interventions for self-awareness and personal growth.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce and evaluate a novel, user-friendly method for identifying core values.
• To assess the efficiency, validity, and user satisfaction of the hierarchical ipsatization procedure (HIP).

Main Methods:

• A study involving 602 respondents who rated 80 values.
• Utilized the hierarchical ipsatization procedure (HIP) to identify the 4 most inspiring and motivating values.
• Examined response bias, concurrent validity, and user satisfaction.

Main Results:

• HIP enabled the selection of 4 core values from 80 candidates within 5-7 minutes.
• Minimal evidence of response bias was observed.
• HIP selections demonstrated concurrent validity with rating data.
• 88% of respondents reported that the identified values were more inspiring and motivating than others.

Conclusions:

• The hierarchical ipsatization procedure (HIP) is a transparent, efficient, and user-friendly tool for identifying core values.
• HIP shows promise as a valuable instrument, particularly in applied psychological settings.
• The method effectively facilitates self-awareness and personal growth by pinpointing motivating values.