Investigating of Value System in terms of Openness to Change among sociometry grope in Baharestan city

Abstract

This research purpose is to investigation value system in term of openness to change in sociometry gropse. Research
method was comparing-casual. Research's statistical society includes all the female high school students of Baharestan
city. From high schools within Baharestan city, 8 high schools have been selected using cluster and random sampling
method. Sociometry questionnaire was distributed among the students in order to identify the popular and secluded ones.
In total, 1232 persons have participated in the research368 persons were placed in the popular and secluded groups. To
measure the value system, Schwartz Periodical Values Questionnaire was used. Slope of openness to change included
self-direction, stimulation and hedonism. For statistical analysis, t-independent groups were used. Results obtained from
the research indicates the values self-direction, stimulation, and hedonism were found more in the popular group than in
the secluded group. In the end, openness to change was greater among the popular adolescents relative to that among
the secluded adolescents..