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International Journal of Science Annals, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2021
рrint ISSN: 2617-2682; online ISSN: 2707-3637; DOI:10.26697/ijsa

diagnosing the value orientations by Schwartz (adapted - Benevolence ‒ preservation and improvement of the
by Karandashev (2004) applied to study the dynamics of well-being of loved ones;
changes in values in groups and individuals in - Tradition ‒ respect and responsibility for cultural,
connection with their life problems. The questionnaire is religious customs and ideas;
based on the theory that all values are divided into social - Conformity ‒ restraint of actions and motives that may
(cultural orientations) and personal. The respondent was harm others and do not meet social expectations;
asked to rate the importance of each value as the - Security – safety and stability of society, relationships
dominant principle of his life in points. The higher the and oneself.
score, the more important this value is for him/her. For the study, we selected a group of clients before and
Here is a brief definition of value orientations according after the psychological transformation game “My Dao”
to their central goal according to Schwartz: ‒ 134 people, including 75 men (55.97%) and 59 women
- Power ‒ social status, dominance over people and (44.03%) aged 17-35 years (high school students,
resources; university students, employees). The control group
- Achievement ‒ personal success according to social consisted of 126 people, including 69 men (54.76%) and
standards; 57 women (45.24%) aged 18-30 years (mostly
- Hedonism ‒ pleasure or sensual gratification for university students).
oneself; The study of the values by the methods of Schwartz
- Stimulation ‒ excitement and novelty; showed the means of value orientations of treatment
- Self-Direction ‒ independence of thought and action; (before and after the game) and control groups (in
- Universalism ‒ understanding, tolerance and points) (Table 1).
protection of the welfare of all people and nature;

Table 1
The Means of Value Orientations of Treatment (Before and After the Game) and Control Groups According to the Method
of Schwartz

Value orientations (in points)

Universalism Power Hedonism Self-Direction Security Stimulation Conformity Tradition Achievement Benevolence
Levels studied at different stages

Level of normative ideals
Treatment group before the game (n=134) 6.6 6.1 6.9 6.4 4.4 5.9 6.8 6.2 6.4 7.0
Treatment group after the game (n=134) 5.9 5.7 6.2 6.4 5.8 5.5 6.2 5.3 6.2 6.6
Control group (n=126) 6.4 5.8 5.8 6.6 4.2 5.1 6.8 6.1 6.5 6.8
Level of individual priorities
Treatment group before the game (n=134) 4.2 3.2 3.7 4.2 4.5 3.7 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.2
Treatment group after the game (n=134) 4.5 3.8 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.3 3.9 4.0 4.3
Control group (n=126) 4.3 3.4 3.8 4.5 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.9

As we can see, the values of benevolence (7.0), hedonism As for the control group, the most significant results are
(6.9) and conformity (6.8) are the highest in the treatment shown in the following values: benevolence (6.8),
group at the level of the normative ideals before the conformity (6.8) and self-direction (6.6), which
game. These indicators characterize a person for whom corresponds to such qualities as honesty, responsibility,
loyalty, indulgence, pleasure, enjoyment of life, friendship, self-discipline, politeness, self-control and
obedience, self-discipline, politeness, respect for parents self-government.
and elders are important. After completing the game, At the level of individual priorities in the treatment
these indicators dropped to 6.6 and 6.2 points, group, an increase in hedonism (3.7/4.5), power (3.2/3.8)
respectively. At the same time, the most significant and stimulation (3.7/4.1) during the game is observed,
dynamics of some indicators during the game should be which indicates that for the students the role of
noted. There was an increase in safety indicators from 4.4 satisfaction, success, ambition, desire for novelty and
to 5.8 points (p<0.05), which indicates an increase in the strong emotions increased.
role of harmony and stability. There is also a noticeable At the same time, high results of universalism (4.5),
decrease in the role of tradition from 6.2 to 5.3 points, hedonism (4.5), self-direction (4.3) and conformity (4.3)
universalism from 6.6 to 5.9 points and hedonism from after the game indicate an increase in understanding,
6.9 to 6.2 points (p<0.05), which indicates the tolerance, enjoyment of life, self-control, self-
devaluation of humility, acceptance of one’s own destiny government, self-discipline and politeness. The level of
after participating in the game. individual priorities of the control group is also

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