Value incoherence precedes value change: Evidence from value development in childhood and adolescence across cultures

We test the theory that personality incoherence may instigate personality change in the context of personal values. Values’ near-universal organization makes value incoherence assessment straightforward. The study included 13 longitudinal samples from seven cultures (Australia, Israel Palestinian citizens, Israel Jewish majority, Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Switzerland), total N = 7,126, and T1 M age ranging between 6 and 18. Each participant reported values between two- and six-times. Using unfolding analysis, we calculated the fit of the internal value structure of each participant at the first time point to the value structure in their sample (normative structure) and to the theoretical structure of values. We estimated value change using Growth Curve Modeling (when at least three measurement times were available) and the difference between T1 and T2 in each sample. We correlated value incoherence with value change and estimated the effect across samples using a meta-analysis. Incoherence with the structure of values predicted greater value change. The associations were stronger when participant’s value structures were compared to the normative value structure at T1 than when they were compared to the theoretical structure. A meta-regression analysis indicated that effects were not moderated by age. We discuss possible underlying processes and implications for personality development.

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European Journal of Personality
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2024-11-19
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https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070241289969
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Cultural Differences and Values
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Value incoherence precedes value change: Evidence from value development in childhood and adolescence across cultures

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Value incoherence precedes value change: Evidence from value development in childhood and adolescence across cultures

Joanne Sneddon, Iva Tendais, Martin Kindschi, Maya Benish‐Weisman, Anat Bardi, Anna K. Döring, Elena Makarova, Anat Chomsky, Stefanie Habermann, Gilda Marsicano, Jan Cieciuch, Ariel Knafo‐Noam, Leonor Pereira da Costa, Ricarda Scholz-Kuhn, René Algesheimer, Evelia Murcia Álvarez, Michele Vecchione, Ricardo Borges Rodrigues, Eldad Davidov, Kinneret Misgav, Thomas P. Oeschger, Patricia R. Collins, Alice Ramos, Ella Daniel, Einat Elizarov, Julie Lee, Dana Katsoty, Avital Ben Dror Lankry, Louise Twito -Weingarten
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We test the theory that personality incoherence may instigate personality change in the context of personal values. Values’ near-universal organization makes value incoherence assessment straightforward. The study included 13 longitudinal samples from seven cultures (Australia, Israel Palestinian citizens, Israel Jewish majority, Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Switzerland), total N = 7,126, and T1 M age ranging between 6 and 18. Each participant reported values between two- and six-times. Using unfolding analysis, we calculated the fit of the internal value structure of each participant at the first time point to the value structure in their sample (normative structure) and to the theoretical structure of values. We estimated value change using Growth Curve Modeling (when at least three measurement times were available) and the difference between T1 and T2 in each sample. We correlated value incoherence with value change and estimated the effect across samples using a meta-analysis. Incoherence with the structure of values predicted greater value change. The associations were stronger when participant’s value structures were compared to the normative value structure at T1 than when they were compared to the theoretical structure. A meta-regression analysis indicated that effects were not moderated by age. We discuss possible underlying processes and implications for personality development.

European Journal of PersonalityVol. 39(5)
Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (PT), Edith Cowan University (AU), University of Lisbon (PT), Tel Aviv University (IL), The University of Western Australia (AU), University of Cologne (DE), Royal Holloway University of London (GB), University of Basel (CH), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL), University of Zurich (CH), Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw (PL), Sapienza University of Rome (IT), Universidade Lusófona (PT), University of Haifa (IL), University of Westminster (GB)
National Science Foundation, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Israel Science Foundation, Jacobs Foundation, University of Haifa, Universität Zürich, European Research Council, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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