Values are conceptualized as the standards individuals use to determine the status of events and actions and are considered to influence individuals’ behaviours, reasoning, and perceptions. Based on a synthesis of six school-based student values enhancement programs, this paper reports on the development of the Children’s Values Questionnaire (CVQ). This Questionnaire was conceptualized as composing of seven dimensions: Self-Concept; Behaviour; Healthy Life; Social; School Climate; Emotional Intelligence; World View and 26 related sub-dimensions. A total of 848 co-educational students (52% male, 48% female) from Years (Grades) 4 to 7, ages 9 to 13+ years, across 11 Australian schools completed the 95-item CVQ Questionnaire. The Cronbach alpha coefficient of the instrument was 0.94, indicating that the questionnaire had good internal consistency. The inter-correlation between its seven dimensions clustered at Pearson r = 0.55. An exploratory factor analysis was supportive of the CVQ’s theoretical construct (Norm Fit Index of the data to the theoretical construct, 0.09). Girls rated themselves higher than boys (p < 0.001) on items related to Playing by the Rules, Responsibility, Creativity, Empathy, and Communication, and boys rated themselves higher than girls on Physical Activities items (p < 0.001). Older students (Years 6 and 7) compared to younger students (Years 4 and 5) demonstrated greater discernment and differentiation of context (p < 0.05), the growing influence of peer friendship in their value beliefs and an increase in confidence in social settings (p < 0.001). The relationship of the CVQ to Schwartz’s Universal Valued Goals is reported in the paper, along with examples of the application of the CVQ in schools.

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探索儿童价值观问卷：测量、性别和年龄问题

价值观被概念化为个人用来确定事件和行动状态的标准，并被认为会影响个人的行为、推理和感知。本文综合六项基于学校的学生价值观提升计划，报告了儿童价值观问卷 (CVQ) 的制定。该问卷被概念化为由七个维度组成：自我概念；行为; 健康生活; 社会的; 学校气候；情商；世界观和 26 个相关的子维度。共有 848 名男女同校学生（52% 男性，48% 女性）从 4 到 7 岁，年龄从 9 到 13 岁以上，来自 11 所澳大利亚学校，完成了 95 个项目的 CVQ 问卷。该工具的 Cronbach alpha 系数为 0.94，表明该问卷具有良好的内部一致性。r = 0.55。探索性因素分析支持 CVQ 的理论结构（数据与理论结构的规范拟合指数，0.09）。女孩在遵守规则、责任、创造力、同理心和沟通相关项目上对自己的评价高于男孩（p < 0.001），男孩在体育活动项目上对自己的评价高于女孩（p < 0.001）。与年龄较小的学生（4 年级和 5 年级）相比，年龄较大的学生（6 年级和 7 年级）表现出更好的环境辨别力和差异化能力（p < 0.05），同伴友谊对其价值信念的影响越来越大，对社会环境的信心也增强了（磷< 0.001)。论文中报告了 CVQ 与 Schwartz 的普遍价值目标的关系，以及 CVQ 在学校中的应用示例。