Schwartz Value Survey
The Schwartz Value Survey (SVS) operationalizes Schwartz's (1992) theory of basic human values, which identifies ten (later refined to nineteen) motivationally distinct values organized in a circular structure along two axes: openness to change versus conservation, and self-enhancement versus self-transcendence. It is the most widely used cross-cultural values instrument and underlies much research on the value basis of political ideology.
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- Schwartz, S. H. (1992). Universals in the content and structure of values: Theoretical advances and empirical tests in 20 countries. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 25, 1-65. DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2601(08)60281-6 ↗
- Schwartz, S. H. (2012). An overview of the Schwartz theory of basic values. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 2(1), 11. DOI: 10.9707/2307-0919.1116 ↗
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ScholarGate. (2026, June 22). Schwartz Value Survey (SVS). ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/political-psychology/schwartz-value-survey
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