Assessing values and predicting prosocial behavior through the reduced 11-item Schwartz?s Social Value Survey (RSVS-11)

OCEJA, L.; STOCKS, E.; HEERDINK, M.; VILLAR, S. ; SALGADO, S.; CARRERA, P.; ARRIBAS, M.; BARGSTED, M.; BERAMENDI, M.; CABALLERO,A.; A. ESPINOSA PEZZIA; ESCANÉS, G.; LIMA, L.; MUÑOZ, D.; NÁJERA, P.; PEREIRA,S.; VILLEGAS, M.; ELENA MERCEDES ZUBIETA

British Journal of Social Psychology

The British Psychological Society

Lugar: Chichester; Año: 2018 vol. 58 p. 1 - 19

2044-8309

Past research suggests that the connection between values and people?s behaviour may not be as straightforward and robust as has been claimed. We propose that a more holistic and discriminative view that acknowledges the influence of a specific combination of values on specific kinds of behaviour is needed. In the current project, we test two hypotheses regarding the transcendental-change profile (TCP). First, that TCP is characterized by a combination of the readiness to engage in those challenges (instrumental) that can make the world a better place (terminal). Second, the centrality of the TCP facilitates performance of those prosocial actions that are perceived a stimulating and global. The results of five studies support the reliability and validity of this conceptualization of TCP (Studies 1 and 2), and show that when the prosocial initiative is perceived as either global (Study 3) or stimulating (Studies 4 and 5), the TCP is the strongest predictor of the willingness and commitment to engage in such prosocial action.