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TUESDAY 19 JULY 371.13.4 Tesng the Circumplex Structure of Human Values: A Meta-Analycal Structural Equaon ModelingApproachH. Steinmetz 1 , R. Isidor 11 University of Giessen, GermanySchwartz’ theory of human values has found widespread interest in the social sciences. One central part ofthe theory is that the 10 proposed value types (i.e., achievement, power, self-direcon, hedonism, smulaon,benevolence, universalism, conservasm, security, and tradion) form a circumplex structure that reflects thecongruence versus conflicts of the respecve goals which are associated with each value type. The presentstudy applies a meta-analycal structural equaon modeling approach to test the circumplex structure. Moreover,the study explores in how far the circumplex structure varies with the used samples (e.g., culture) andmethodological characteriscs of the studies (e.g., measure). The meta-analysis comprised 318 matrices withthe correlaons among the 10 value types gathered from 86 studies as well as the European Social Survey(overall N = 251,239)...1.14 The development and validaon of psychological short scales and their benefitsfor survey research ITo be held on July 19, 2011 from: 14:00 to 15:30, in room 413.Coordinated by:• Beatrice Rammstedt - GESIS - Leibniz Instute for the Social Sciences, Germany• Jürgen Schupp - SOEP - German Instute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Germany1.14.1 Short Assessment of the Big Five: Robust Across Survey Methods Except Telephone InterviewingD. John 1 , F. Lang 4 , O. Lüdtke 5 , J. Schupp 2 , G. Wagner 31 Instute of Psychogerontology, Erlangen, Germany; 2 SOEP - German Instute for Economic Research (DIWBerlin), Germany; 3 DIW Berlin, Germany; 4 Instute of Psychogerontology, Germany; 5 HU Berlin, GermanyWe examined measurement invariance and age-related robustness of a short 15-item Big Five Inventory (BFI-S) of personality dimensions, which is well suited for applicaons in large-scale muldisciplinary surveys. TheBFI-S was assessed in three different interviewing condions: computer-assisted or paper-assisted face-to-faceinterviewing (PAPI, CAPI), computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI), and a self-administered quesonnaire.Randomized probability samples from a large-scale German panel survey and a related probability telephonestudy were used in order to test method effects on self-report measures of personality characteriscsacross early, middle, and late adulthood. Exploratory structural equaon modeling (ESEM) was used in orderto test for measurement invariance of the Five-Factor Model of personality trait domains across differentassessment methods...1.14.2 The Development of a Short Scale Assessing Locus of ControlA. Kovaleva 1 , C. Beierlein 1 , C. Kemper 1 , B. Rammstedt 11 GESIS - Leibniz Instute for the Social Sciences, GermanyLocus of control defines a personal belief about whether outcomes of behavior are determined by one’s aconsor by forces outside of one’s control. This personality trait appears to influence human behavior across a widespectrum of social situaons. Due to its direct link to educaon, common health, overall life sasfacon etc.it is interesng not only for psychological but also for sociological research quesons.1.14.3 Measuring the construct of Opmism-Pessimism with single item indicatorsC. Kemper 1 , A. Kovaleva 1 , C. Beierlein 1 , B. Rammstedt 1