Personal Values Assessment

This assessment draws on the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values, the most comprehensive and empirically tested model of human values in cross-cultural psychology. Shalom Schwartz identified 10 universal value types that are recognized across 82 countries and all major cultural regions.

Schwartz's research, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, demonstrates that values form a circular structure where adjacent values are compatible and opposing values are in conflict. Understanding this structure helps explain internal conflicts and difficult decisions.

Values research shows that value congruence—living and working in alignment with your core values—predicts well-being, job satisfaction, and life meaning. A 2016 meta-analysis found that value fit accounts for significant variance in important life outcomes beyond personality traits.

We also incorporate insights from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which uses values clarification as a core therapeutic process. ACT research demonstrates that connecting behavior to values increases motivation, persistence, and psychological flexibility.