Factor structures and validity of the Child-Related Values Survey

The Child-Related Values Survey (CRVS) is being developed for assessment of various values that affect the nature of our regard for the psychological and physical welfare of children in general. Factor analysis of the CRVS resulted in six subscales. A confirmatory factor analysis on these subscales showed that the Affective Valence, Empathic Caring, Self-Sacrifice, and Societies' Duties subscales each reflect a humanitarian concern for children and that the Instrumentality and Authoritarian Attitude subscales tap values involving a moralistic expectation of children. Data on the validity of the CRVS include the humanitarian cluster of subscales predicting subjects' perceived satisfaction in pursuing child-related careers, relating the CRVS to various social issues, and the demonstration of several group differences with respect to CRVS subscales.