A Preliminary Study of the Structure and Characteristics of Contemporary Chinese Citizens' Political ValuesZheng Jianjun, Zhao Dongdong（103）

Abstract：Internal consistency of citizens' political values and conformity with the era's development are related to the country's progress and future. To further understand the structure and characteristics of contemporary Chinese citizens' political values, this study constructed and developed the structure and initial questionnaire of Chinese citizens' political values through qualitative research on two rounds of open questionnaire surveys. At the same time, the data of more than 10,000 person-time were collected through three rounds of surveys, and the final questionnaire of Chinese citizens' political values was formed, its structure was confirmed and verified, and its overall characteristics and intergroup differences were further analyzed and compared. The results show that: (1) Contemporary Chinese citizens' political values are a multi-dimensional structural system composed of seven factors, including people orientation, patriotism, upholding the rule of law, fairness and justice, peace and stability, a prosperous nation and strong people, and a promising government. (2) By summarizing and refining the connotation of Chinese citizens' political values, the overall characteristics are summarized as “benefit the people and boost the country”, which not only contains the ideals of caring for the people but also shows the ambition of strengthening the country and enriching the people. (3) In comparing the scores of “benefit the people and boost the country” and seven dimensions, different groups exhibited significant intergroup differences, but the specific trend of group differences needs to be further verified in multi-sample data analysis. 

Key words：Chinese citizens; political values; multi-dimensional structure; benefit the people and boost the country