Perceived significant others’ values: Are they important in the relationship between personal values and self-reported prosociality?

Personal values have been extensively found to be relevant\r\nvariables linked to prosociality; they are desirable and\r\ntrans-situational goals that serve as guiding principles in\r\npeople’s lives to select modes, means and actions, these\r\nreflecting what people consider relevant and worthy. Research has investigated how cultural background influences people’s personal values and prosociality, but little is\r\nknown about the influence of the perception of the values\r\nendorsed by significant others, namely the people belonging to the micro-relational context with whom daily interactions and exchanges are possible. Based on Schwartz’s\r\ntheory of basic human values, we analyzed the moderating role of the perceptions of significant others’ values in\r\nthe relationship between personal values and self-reported\r\nprosociality.