四百一十九名大學生在96項行為所構成的價值問卷上，評定他們對這些行為感到驕傲或羞恥的程度。男女生評定結果分別以因素分析處理，發現價值的組織可用個人—人際，能力—道德向度加以區分。研究又發現個人成就、學業失敗分别皆為男女生的第一、二重要因素；女生與道德因素有關的因素數目多於男生，顯示女生的道德比男生更為分化；女生對「引以為恥」之行為的評定等級，比男生嚴格。其次，進一步比較與討論中美大學生價值之因素結構的異同。最後提出研究方法的改進意見。
419 college students stated how proud or ashamed they would be of 96 behaviors. The ratings by each sex were then factor analyzed. The resulting factors suggested an organization of values that distinguishes between competence and moral values, between personal and interpersonal. It was revealed that personal accomplishment is the primary factor, academic failure the second factor for males and females. It was also revealed that a larger number of morality-related factors for females, suggesting that morality is more differentiated for females. In addition, females rated ”ashamed” behaviors more severely than males. The cross-cultural comparison of the factor structure for American and Chinese college students was discussed. Finally, the improvement and directions for future research were suggested.
