Proulx, Travis, Costin, Vlad, Magazin, Elena, Zarzeczna, Natalia and Haddock, Geoffrey (2022) The Progressive Values Scale: assessing the ideological schism on the Left. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. pp. 1-25. ISSN 0146-1672

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Abstract

Progressivism has increasingly challenged traditional liberalism as the dominant influence within left-wing ideology. Across four studies, we developed a measure – the Progressive Values Scale (PVS) – that characterizes distinctly progressive values within the left-wing. In Study 1, left-wing participants evaluated divisive issues, with four scale factors emerging. In Study 2, we confirmed this factor structure and included a battery of personality and values measures to explore individual differences among those who maintain a progressive worldview. In Study 3, we achieved final confirmation of the factor structure and validated the ability of the PVS to assess a distinctly progressive perspective, insofar as progressives generated prototypical faces for Liberals and Conservatives that were markedly distinct from those generated by traditional liberals. In Study 4, we distinguished the PVS from measures of left-wing authoritarianism and demonstrated that it is a better predictor of progressive political preferences and social judgements.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	political psychology, progressivism, liberalism, assessment, values, personality
Schools and Departments:	School of Psychology > Psychology
SWORD Depositor:	Mx Elements Account
Depositing User:	Mx Elements Account
Date Deposited:	24 May 2022 06:56
Last Modified:	28 Jul 2022 14:45
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/106049

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