@article{f5dfa5c654624d339e706a47d602bab5,
title = "Revisiting the difference between instrumental and terminal values to predict (stimulating) prosocial behaviours: The transcendental-change profile",
abstract = "Past research suggests that the connection between values and people's behaviour may not be as straightforward and robust as has been claimed. We propose that a more holistic and discriminative view that acknowledges the influence of a specific combination of values on specific kinds of behaviour is needed. In the current project, we test two hypotheses regarding the transcendental-change profile (TCP). First, that TCP is characterized by a combination of the readiness to engage in those challenges (instrumental) that can make the world a better place (terminal). Second, the centrality of the TCP facilitates performance of those prosocial actions that are perceived as stimulating and global. The results of five studies support the reliability and validity of this conceptualization of TCP (Studies 1 and 2), and show that when the prosocial initiative is perceived as either global (Study 3) or stimulating (Studies 4 and 5), the TCP is the strongest predictor of the willingness and commitment to engage in such prosocial action.",
keywords = "instrumental values, prosocial action, quixoteism, terminal values, transcendental-change profile",
author = "Luis Oceja and Eric Stocks and Marc Heerdink and Sergio Villar and Sergio Salgado and Pilar Carrera and Mar{\'i}a Arribas and Mariana Bargsted and Maite Beramendi and Amparo Caballero and Agust{\'i}n Espinosa and Gabriel Escan{\'e}s and Luisa Lima and Dolores Mu{\~n}oz and Pablo N{\'a}jera and Sabina Pereira and Marisol Villegas and Elena Zubieta",
note = "Funding Information: We are grateful to Tamara Ambrona and Bel{\'e}n L{\'o}pez-P{\'e}rez for their helpful comments on the design of the RSVS-11. This research has received financial support from a Spanish Education Ministry grant (PSI2014-53321-P) and the UAM-Fundaci{\'o}n Banco Santander grant (CEAL, 8th call) awarded to the first author. Funding Information: We are grateful to Tamara Ambrona and Bel?n L?pez-P?rez for their helpful comments on the design of the RSVS-11. This research has received financial support from a Spanish Education Ministry grant (PSI2014-53321-P) and the UAM-Fundaci?n Banco Santander grant (CEAL, 8th call) awarded to the first author. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 The British Psychological Society",
year = "2019",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1111/bjso.12306",
language = "English",
volume = "58",
pages = "749--768",
journal = "British Journal of Social Psychology",
issn = "0144-6665",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "3",
}