The Values in Crisis Project: A three-wave panel study in Germany and the United Kingdom

Abstract

This article introduces the data from the Values in Crisis project conducted in Germany and the United Kingdom. The project seized the COVID-19 pandemic as a natural experiment to investigate whether, how and to what extent people’s moral values change as a result of a disruptive event of massive order and global scale. An online panel survey measured individuals’ experiences with COVID-19, moral values, personality traits and social orientations at three different stages throughout the pandemic: at its onset, one year later amidst the pandemic, and two years later towards its end. The data can be used for secondary analyses on these topics.

Keywords

• covid-19 pandemic
• value change
• panel study
• united kingdom
• germany