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Original Article

Rank-Order Consistency and Profile Stability of Self- and Informant-Reports of Personal Values in Comparison to Personality Traits

Published Online:February 29, 2016https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000186

Abstract

Abstract. This study compares the three-year rank-order consistency of informant-reports of values with stability estimates of self-rated values as meta-analytically reviewed and within the same sample. Whether the hierarchy of values attributed to an individual is as stable as in target’s self-reports was assessed with profile correlations. Self- and informant-reports of personality traits were available for direct comparison. Results indicated that informant-reports of values were not less stable across time than self-rated values or than other-ratings of traits. This was true for the relative position of a person within a sample as well as the relative ordering of these measures within the same individuals. The observed longitudinal stability of informant-reports of values implies that they can serve as a reliable source of information. Moreover, the temporal stability of value/trait profiles was found to predict subjective well-being.

*Marked articles are included in the meta-analysis.

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