Description

The Valued Living Questionnaire Version 2 (VLQ2) is a revised psychometric instrument designed to assess the extent to which individuals live in accordance with their personal values across different areas of life. This version includes improvements and additions compared with the original version in order to provide a more comprehensive and accurate assessment.

Purpose

The main purpose of the VLQ2 is to assess both the importance of personal values and the degree to which these values are achieved or expressed in everyday life. The questionnaire covers several life domains, including family, friendships, work, and health.

Structure and Assessment

The VLQ2 consists of two main parts: Importance of Values and Living Consistently with Values. Participants rate each area on a scale from 1 to 10, where lower scores indicate lower importance or lower consistency, while higher scores indicate greater importance or a stronger degree of alignment with personal values.

Interpretation and Use

The overall scores help indicate how closely an individual’s life corresponds with their personal values and may highlight areas that require greater attention. The instrument can therefore support the exploration of the relationship between values and everyday behavior in research, counseling, and psychological intervention contexts.

References

Wilson, K. G., Sandoz, E. K., Kitchens, J., & Roberts, M. (2010). The Valued Living Questionnaire: Defining and measuring valued action within a behavioral framework. The Psychological Record, 60(2), 249–272.

Plumb, J. C., Stewart, I., Dahl, J., & Lundgren, T. (2009). The role of values in acceptance and commitment therapy: A comparison of experienced and inexperienced therapists. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 8(1), 1–9.