ERIC Number: EJ1248154
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-2162-3104
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Life Values among Lebanese and Portuguese College Students: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
Marques, Cátia; Taveira, Maria do Céu; El Nayal, Mayssah; Silva, Ana Daniela; Gouveia, Valdiney
Journal of International Students, v10 n1 p159-180 2020
This study aims to test the applicability of the functional theory of life values and score differences among a group of students from Lebanon and Portugal. Participants include 565 college students--278 Lebanese and 287 Portuguese. A demographic questionnaire and an adapted version of the Basic Values Survey were completed. Confirmatory/multigroup factor analysis, a generalized Procrustes analysis, and a t test were used. Results indicate that content and structure hypotheses were equivalent among the two groups. There were significant differences between the Lebanese and Portuguese students in normative and promotion values in favor of the first group, and in interactive, suprapersonal, and excitement values in favor of the second. This study has implications for institutional academic and social practices with international college students.
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, College Students, Student Attitudes, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Students, Foreign Countries, Social Values, Cultural Differences, Measures (Individuals), Goodness of Fit
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Portugal; Lebanon
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