Openness to Change of Ukrainian and Romanian Students

Abstract

This study makes use of Schwartz’s Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ; Schwartz, 1994; Schwartz et al., 2001) to examine the psychometric properties of Openness to Change (OC) factor in large student sample from Romania and Ukraine. Additional purpose is to examine value differences across cultures by applying a one-factor model focused on OC as salient process of personality development. Participants were 383 students aged from 18 to 45 years from Romania (n = 183) and Ukraine (n = 200). Results support for the generalizability of the one-factor model on openness to change in Ukraine and Romania. Implications for the study of personality value across these two national contexts are discussed.