Abstract :
The reliability and validity of the Short Schwartz’s Value Survey (SSVS) was examined in 4
studies. In Study 1 (N = 670), we examined whether value scores obtained with the SSVS correlate
with those obtained with Schwartz’s Value Survey (SVS; Schwartz, 1992, 1996) and the
Portrait Values Questionnaire (Schwartz et al., 2001) and whether the quasi-circular structure
of values can be found with the SSVS. In Study 2 (N = 3,261), we replicated the quasi-circular
structure in a more heterogeneous sample and assessed whether the SSVS can differentiate appropriately
between gender, religiosity, students from different fields, and supporters of leftand
right-wing political parties. In Study 3 (N = 112), we examined the test–retest reliability of
the SSVS and in Study 4 (N = 38), time saving gained by the SSVS compared to the SVS. The
results show that the new scale had good reliability and validity and that the values measured by
the SSVS were arrayed on a circle identical to the theoretical structure of values.We also provided
equations that can be used in future studies to measure individuals’ scores on the 2 main
value dimensions, Self-Transcendence and Conservation.
