A multi-study paper on the development and validation of the value clarity questionnaire in adults and adolescents.
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| Title: | A multi-study paper on the development and validation of the value clarity questionnaire in adults and adolescents. |
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| Authors: | McLoughlin, Shane (AUTHOR), Stapleton, Alison (AUTHOR), Pendrous, Rosina (AUTHOR), Oldham, Peter (AUTHOR), Hochard, Kevin D. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Counselling Psychology Quarterly. Dec2025, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p1103-1134. 32p. |
| Subjects: | Psychotherapy, Life, Cross-sectional method, Values clarification, Assertiveness (Psychology), Labor productivity, Health status indicators, Autonomy (Psychology), Data analysis, Research methodology evaluation, Questionnaires, Research evaluation, Statistical sampling, Sex distribution, Behavior, Emotions, Psychological well-being, Age distribution, Chi-squared test, Descriptive statistics, Experimental design, Research methodology, Statistical reliability, Quality of life, Analysis of variance, Psychometrics, Statistics, Acceptance & commitment therapy, Factor analysis, Data analysis software, Mental depression, Cognition, Sensitivity & specificity (Statistics), Predictive validity, Evaluation, Psychosocial factors, Adolescence, Adults |
| Abstract: | Engaging in values-consistent behavior is a key outcome sought in several evidence-informed psychotherapies (e.g. "valued action" within Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). However, we cannot deliberately engage in valued action without first having value clarity (i.e., understanding the type of person we aspire to be, qua qualities of character). To date, there is no distinct English-language process or outcome measure evaluating value clarity. Here, we describe the development and validation of a novel, unidimensional measure of value clarity (the Value Clarity Questionnaire; VCQ). Study 1 describes the development of and the empirical refinement of the VCQ through a series of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Study 2 confirmed the VCQ's factor structure and internal consistency in a United Kingdom-representative sample. Study 3 demonstrated that the VCQ has good internal consistency over time, test–retest stability, and configural, metric, scalar, and strict invariance. Across the studies, value clarity was correlated with and predicted multiple aspects of flourishing including engaged living, depression, behavioral activation, assertiveness, productiveness, and energy levels, over and above known predictors. The results suggest that the VCQ is a reliable and valid measure that could be an especially useful proximal index of the effectiveness of targeted value clarification interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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