Testing functional theory of life values with students living in residential care institutions

Abstract

The Functional Theory of Life Values can constitute a useful theoretical basis for evaluating and promoting the psychosocial development of young people. This study aimed to analyze the adequacy of this theory with students living in residential care institutions. We tested two main hypotheses: a content hypothesis, using a six-dimensional values model (excitement, promotion, existence, supra-personal, interactive, normative), and a structure hypothesis, which represents values in two space dimensions (type of orientation guiding actions goals; and type of motivator expressing needs). Participants included 230 Portuguese youths, 121 boys (52.6%) and 109 girls (47.4%) aged 12 to 25 years old (M = 16.1, SD = 2.03). A demographic questionnaire and the Basic Values Survey were completed. Confirmatory factor analysis and confirmatory multidimensional scaling were used to test the content and structure hypotheses. The results support both hypotheses and provide empirical support to the theory with this population.

Realistic Positioning of Teachers' Values / Realno pozicioniranje vrijednosnih opredjeljenja učitelja

“…By comparing the first three positions of the most frequently preferred values, we detected identical positioning of values honesty (1 st rang), responsibility (2 nd rang), and ambition (3 rd rank) between less experienced and the most experienced teachers, while experienced teachers positioned value responsibility in 3 rd place (Table 5). The obtained results are in accordance with the results of value research aimed at obtaining social and personal goals (Marques et al, 2018;Marischuk & Voitko, 2017;Giacomino at al., 2011;Matejević, 2008;Koković & Lazar, 2004). With values ranked lowest on the list, there is a total disagreement between all groups of teachers on the preference of self-control and helpfulness (14 th rank) and obedience (15 th rank).…”

Life Values Among Lebanese and Portuguese College Students

“…Based on the FTLV, the basic values survey (BVS; Gouveia, 2003), was constructed. The FTLV hypotheses using the BVS have been corroborated in Brazil (Gouveia et al, 2009(Gouveia et al, , 2010(Gouveia et al, , 2014(Gouveia et al, , 2015 and confirmed in several other countries (Ardila et al, 2012;Gouveia et al, 2010;Marques, Silva, & Taveira, 2018;Marques et al, 2016;Medeiros, 2011;Mohamed et al, 2019). However, these studies were conducted mostly in European or occidental countries, with the exception of Egypt and Israel, and mostly with groups of the general population.…”

Hodnoty a sebahodnotenie adolescentov vyrastajúcich v centrách pre deti a rodinu v porovnaní s adolescentami vyrastajúcimi v rodinách

“…Na základe preštudovanej literatúry sme si stanovili tri hypotézy, ktoré porovnávajú hodnoty medzi našimi výskumnými skupinami. Predpokladali sme, že prvá výskumná skupina, adolescenti z centier pre deti a rodinu budú zastávať hodnoty moc a úspech v menšej miere ako druhá výskumná skupina, adolescenti vyrastajúci v rodinách (Marques et al, 2018;Tulviste & Gutman, 2003). V našej práci sa nám tento predpoklad nepotvrdil.…”

“…Konformita sa okrem iného vyznačuje aj súhlasom, prispôsobením sa, nepresadzovaním svojho názoru, poslušnosťou. Pri tejto hodnote Tulviste a Gutman (2003) tvrdili, že adolescenti z CDR budú konformitu zastávať vo vyššej miere a naopak Marques et al (2018) prišli s výsledkom, že adolescenti z CDR zastávajú konformitu v nižšej miere. Náš výsledok je v zhode s výsledkami štúdie od Marquesa et al (2018), ktorí poukazujú na fakt, že inštitucionálne deti vo vyššej miere porušujú pravidlá.…”