Human Values, Purpose & Meaning 2025 Dataset

This dataset is part of the Human Clarity Institute’s AI–Human Experience Data Series, examining how adults understand their personal values, sense of meaning, life direction, fulfilment, behaviour alignment, wellbeing, and how these aspects interact with digital and AI-mediated environments. The dataset includes:• validated 1–7 Likert-scale measures of values clarity, meaning, fulfilment, and self-direction• indicators of behaviour alignment vs misalignment with personal values• measures of emotional wellbeing across six OECD countries• assessments of digital/AI influence on personal values and self-trust• multi-select categories identifying areas of life least aligned with values• open-text reflections on meaning, purpose, values, and alignment• demographic variables including age group, gender, country, education, employment, and AI-tool frequency Data were collected via Prolific on 25 November 2025 across adults from the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Canada. All data were cleaned, anonymised, and verified according to the Human Clarity Institute’s open-data publication protocol. This dataset supports deeper understanding of how people form, interpret, and live by their personal values in a rapidly evolving digital environment, and contributes foundational data for longitudinal tracking of human meaning, fulfilment, and values alignment in the age of AI.