Introduction to Values
Questionnaire: Exploring my Values

Click on the above links to learn more about values in general and to explore your own values and attitudes:

Introduction to Values

Our values are principles or beliefs that serve as guidelines to help us make decisions about actions, behaviours and life choices. They reflect what we value and how we feel about the rightness or wrongness of things.

As a general rule, when we act in accordance with our own values, we tend to feel good about ourselves and our actions. When we act in a way that violates our values, we tend to feel badly about it.

Our values are influenced by many factors, including our experiences, perceptions, parents, friends, school and religion.

No two people share exactly the same set of values.

Values may change over time. As we have new experiences and receive new information, we may re-evaluate our values and modify them. What we think is right or wrong in any given situation may change when we find ourselves actually in that kind of situation.

And remember-you don't have to try everything to figure out what's right to you. Thinking about the issue and listening to your mind, your heart and your 'guts' will help identify your values.

Questionnaire: Exploring My Values

Each of the next questions will give you two or more statements. Click on the response which reflects your feelings, and then type in how you feel about the issue.

There are no right or wrong answers.

To protect you privacy, the computer will erase your responses when you leave each screen. Typing your answers will just give you a chance to reflect on how you feel about each point.

You may print this page using your browser if you wish to keep it in your journal. That way you can refer to it in the future to see how your values change over time.

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