TY  - GEN
AB  - Ordinal Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) has become a central approach for analyzing value structures in cross-cultural studies. Starting from regional hypotheses, MDS displays the discrimina-bility of value types in an easily accessible geometric represent-tation. Furthermore, this approach is relatively free from mathe-ma¬tical restrictions and additional assumptions not relevant to the problem under study (Borg & Shye, 1995). However, MDS configurations of identical data sets may differ, depending on the respective starting configuration. Such artefacts can be avoided by computing a weakly constrained confirmatory MDS. Drawing on Schwartz' (1992) value theory, the construction of a design matrix is proposed which specifies his model geometrically. This matrix serves as the basis for deriving a starting configuration that is tailored to the value instrument applied (Bilsky, Gollan & Döring, 2007). Its use is demonstrated by analyzing data sets collected with different instruments.
AU  - Bilsky, Wolfgang
DA  - 2008
KW  - value structure
KW  - weakly constrained confirmatory MDS
KW  - starting configuration
KW  - Computerized paired comparisons of values (CPCV)
KW  - Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ40)
KW  - European Social Survey (ESS)
LA  - eng
N1  - Berichte aus dem Psychologischen Institut IV
PY  - 2008
TI  - Value structure - On the use of weakly constrained confirmatory MDS: Paper presented at the 19th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology July 27-31, 2008, Bremen, Germany
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-04139608913
Y2  - 2024-12-26T19:33:11
ER  -