vrijednosni

Vrijednosni is an adjective in Croatian and related South Slavic languages, derived from vrijednost (value). It denotes relation to values or things that are value-related, and is used to form compounds describing value-based concepts. In everyday and formal usage it appears in phrases such as vrijednosni sustav (value system), vrijednosna orijentacija (value orientation), vrijednosni okvir (value framework) and vrijednosne norme (value norms).

In sociology, psychology and education, vrijednosni is used to characterize constructs that express what a person or a society deems important and worthy of pursuit. Such value-related concepts help explain behavior, judgments and cultural frameworks. The term often appears alongside discussions of value orientation and ethics, and may be used in reference to theories of human values, including cross-cultural studies, without implying a specific theoretical model itself.

In practical contexts, vrijednosne analyses may be applied to policy, organizational culture or management to assess the alignment of actions with declared values, or to design interventions that aim to influence decision-making through value-based criteria.

Etymology: the root vrijednost means value, with the -ni suffix forming an adjective meaning value-related or value-based. The term is commonly employed in academic and formal discourse, and its precise meaning depends on the field and context.

See also: vrijednost; vrijednosni sustav; vrijednosna orijentacija; etika; sociologija.