Naonori Yasuma1,2, Kazuhiro Watanabe1, Daisuke Nishi1, Norito Kawakami1. 1. Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. 2. Department of Community Mental Health and Law, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan.
Abstract
AIMS: The purpose of this study is to retrospectively examine the association between personal values in adolescence and sense of coherence (SOC) in adulthood. METHODS: J-SHINE data from wave 1 (2010) and wave 3 (2017) were used in this study. We retrospectively measured personal values at age 15 in 2017 in two ways: (a) value priorities developed from Schwartz's theory of basic values; and (b) the commitment to values measured by Personal Values Questionnaire II (PVQ-II). Multiple regression analysis was used to estimate the association. RESULTS: Having a value priority of belief, pursuing one's interest, enduring active challenges, cherishing family and friends, and having a commitment to values in adolescence were significantly and positively associated, while avoiding causing trouble was significantly and negatively associated with SOC in adulthood. CONCLUSIONS: Personal values in adolescence may be associated with SOC in adulthood. Research of personal values in adolescence could contribute to the understanding the development of SOC.
AIMS: The purpose of this study is to retrospectively examine the association between personal values in adolescence and sense of coherence (SOC) in adulthood. METHODS: J-SHINE data from wave 1 (2010) and wave 3 (2017) were used in this study. We retrospectively measured personal values at age 15 in 2017 in two ways: (a) value priorities developed from Schwartz's theory of basic values; and (b) the commitment to values measured by Personal Values Questionnaire II (PVQ-II). Multiple regression analysis was used to estimate the association. RESULTS: Having a value priority of belief, pursuing one's interest, enduring active challenges, cherishing family and friends, and having a commitment to values in adolescence were significantly and positively associated, while avoiding causing trouble was significantly and negatively associated with SOC in adulthood. CONCLUSIONS: Personal values in adolescence may be associated with SOC in adulthood. Research of personal values in adolescence could contribute to the understanding the development of SOC.