Motivation for and commitment to social values: The roles of age and gender

The relationship between personal growth and psychological functioning in individuals treated in a partial hospital setting

“…The PVQ‐II was derived from the well‐validated and widely used measure of personal strivings developed by Emmons (; ) and expanded by Sheldon and colleagues (). Although the domain assessed in the current study has not been previously validated and used on its own in published research, other studies have adapted the PVQ‐II to focus on one or more specific domains (e.g., Ferssizidis et al., ; Levin, Hayes, Pistorello, & Seeley, ; Levin, Pistorello, Hayes, Seeley, & Levin, ).…”

Web-Based Self-Help for Preventing Mental Health Problems in Universities: Comparing Acceptance and Commitment Training to Mental Health Education

“…The values ratio and success variables were assessed separately in the context of education and relationships with others. Past studies have supported the construct validity of the PVQ values reasons and success item scores in samples with university students (Ciarrochi et al., ; Ferssizidis et al., )…”

Do Women Want to Lead? Gender Differences in Motivation and Values

“…Hogan and his colleagues propose that individual behavior within groups is motivated by three universal needs: to be accepted by the group (to get along), to succeed, prevail and achieve status (to get ahead) and to find meaning (Hogan & Blake, 1999;Hogan & Chamorro-Premuzic, in press). The definition of values tends to focus on the concept of guiding life principles, which influence decision-making and behaviour (Ferssizidis et al, 2010;Parks & Guay, 2009). Schwartz (1992) described values as fundamentally motivational and proposed ten universally distinct values representing "a continuum of motivation".…”