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The Big-Five and Values in Adolescence: A Dimensional View

This talk addresses links between personality traits and another important domain of broadly defined individual differences, namely values. Using self-reports in a large sample of adolescents in Croatia, two factor structures were examined and compared: the IPIP Big-Five factor markers and Schwartz’s Portrait Value Questionnaire (PVQ). In addition, this talk discusses the relations between personality dimensions and values during adolescence. The International Personality Item Pool (50 items) is a cross-cultural instrument targeted to measure the Big-Five domains, adapted for adolescent ratings in this study. The Portrait Value Questionnaire is a cross-cultural instrument targeted to measure 10 motivational types of values. A large sample of adolescents in Croatia (N≈900), aged from 14 to 19 years used the IPIP50 and the PVQ40 to rate themselves (self-ratings). Unlike the studies that compared Schwartz’s 10 value types with personality, we explored the dimensionality of PVQ in adolescence and related the underlying value structure to personality. The five-factor adolescent personality structure was nearly identical to the adult structure. The scree test suggested the existence of 3 to 5 latent dimensions of PVQ, with the four factor solution being theoretically the most plausible one. The five personality factors were related moderately or strongly to the four value factors. The relation between the personality dimension of Agreeableness and values was the strongest, followed by Extraversion, Intellect and Conscientiousness, whereas link between Emotional Stability and Values was the weakest. Discussed also is the structure of personality and values as well as their relations for gender and age subgroups.

personality; values; adolescence; dimensions

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