Original scientific paper

Evaluation Of The Lifestyle Theory Values Inventory

Anita Jandrić

Abstract

The starting point of this paper is the Lifestyle theory which defines the values as the general standards, ideas and
qualities which the individual considers to be desirable or useful (Walters, 1998). Lifestyle theory classifies the values
in four clusters: social value cluster, work value cluster, visceral values and intellectual values. These Lifestyle theory
values are closely examined in a special chapter of this paper, since the Lifestyle theory makes the theoretical framework
of this paper. The purpose of the paper is the evaluation of the Values Inventory, and at the same time, the evaluation
of the model of values according to the Lifestyle theory by Glenn Walters. The first objective of the paper is analysis the metric characteristics of the Values Inventory. The second objective is the assessment of the factorial structure of the above mentioned Inventory. The hypothesis of the paper is the following: the evaluation of the Values Inventory will confirm the model of values predicted by the Lifestyle theory. The results of the analysis of the metric characteristics of the Values Inventory show the existence of satisfying metric characteristics. However, the factorial analysis has shown several inadequacies in relation to confirmation of the four expected value clusters: factors obtained in this research do not match the factors anticipated by the Lifestyle theory.

Keywords

Lifestyle theory, Values Inventory; Evaluation

Hrčak ID:

22098

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/22098

Publication date:

19.3.2007.

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