Value importance in times of pandemic: how do values change on an intra-individual level in times of great stress

Crisis times lead to changes in mental functioning as a function of adapting to new environmental demands. In present study we examined the change of values for the general population that went through the 2020-2021 pandemic. The aim of the study was to verify if the values do change after a major live event, as a pandemic, we measured personal values and the level of irrationality. In times of crises and isolation some values do change, but most importantly, the isolation makes a difference for this change. As a novelty, we examined if irrationality has a contribution for stability and change of values over time and change in society and it doesn’t as we expected. Future research should look at how this change can affect well-being and mental health. unknown other