Investigated the construct validity of the Values Scale through a comparison of scores of 384 participants across 4 career-stage age groups and 5 occupational groups. Results support a conclusion that the Values Scale distinguishes age groups and some occupational groups in expected ways and may be used by counselors in the assessment of work…

The Values Scale was developed by the international Work Importance Study to assess the values a person seeks to satisfy through life roles. Results are useful in the Career Development Assessment and Counseling Model, which looks at the relative importance of work to an individual and readiness to assess interests and abilities and make career…

Age-level differences in work values as measured by the Values Scale using national norms were studied for 323 Hispanic or African American students in 9th grade, 12th grade, or college. These students differed according to grade level in their values as they related to work. (SLD)

The Values Scale (VS) is a self-report inventory of 106 scored items yielding 21 separate scales for the individual assessment of upper elementary school and middle school students as well as adult members of semi-skilled, skilled, clerical, managerial, and professional occupations. The VS, available in seven languages, measures several intrinsic…

This article describes a descriptive study in an area significantly lacking validation. The focus of the study was the work values held by mortuary science students from 3 educational programs in the Midwest. The Values Scale (D. Nevill & D. Super, 1989) was used to measure the career-related values of a sample group of 116. According to…