The social responsibility is an important construct to understand people’s daily behavior; therefore it should attract the researchers’ attention. A lack of information about the topic motivated the present research, which aimed at knowing at what level the personal responsibility correlates with values and individualism-collectivism expressed by people. Took part in this research, a sample of 250 university students from different areas of knowledge, mainly females (82%), average of 20 years of age (SD = 2.94). These students answered three instruments: Personal Responsibility Scale, Basic Values Questionnaire and Individualism-Collectivism Questionnaire, with additional demographic questions. As expected, the personal responsibility is directly correlated with the social values and negatively with personal values and individualism index. The research concluded that personal responsibility dimension has a social nature, especially in cultures that emphasize the interpersonal relations, as the Spanish culture. It is suggested the replication of this study in Brazil.
personal responsibility; individualism; social values
