1999 Leona Tyler Award: Rene V. Dawis
Abstract
THE COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST / May 2001Dawis / TOWARD A PSYCHOLOGY OF VALUES DIVISION 17 1999 Leona Tyler Award: Rene V. Dawis Rene V. Dawis University of Minnesota and The Ball Foundation Toward a Psychology of Values Individual differences psychology has contributed much to counseling psychology through its well-measured person variables of abilities, interests, and personality traits. Together, these variable classes account for much of the outcome variance predicted by person variables. However, there is room for another important individual differences variable, values, which overlaps but little with the other three classes. The import of val- ues for counseling and individual differences psychology is discussed, and a beginning THE COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST, Vol. 29 No. 3, May 2001 458- 2001 by the Division of Counseling Psychology. THE COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST, Vol. 29 No. 3, May 2001 458-465 2001 by the Division of Counseling Psychology. psychology of values is illustrated with findings from research using the Minnesota Importance Questionnaire. Six values are identified: achievement, comfort, status, altru- ism, safety, and autonomy. Achievement and autonomy derive from internal reinforcers, comfort and safety from external reinforcers, and status and altruism from both. In what might be a basis for value conflict, achievement contrasts with