Valeschka Martins Guerra

TL;DR: In this article, a theoretical analysis of the functions values fulfill is described by focusing on two widely accepted value functions: values guide actions and express needs; the interplay between these two functions yields a three-by-two framework differentiating values according to their pursued goals (personal, central or social goals) or their expressed needs (survival or thriving needs).

TL;DR: This article showed that ambiguity intolerance is part of openness in the context of an academic life transition, whereas ambiguity intolerance was expected to be related to well-being through challenge and threat appraisals only in the beginning of university studies.

TL;DR: The Community, Autonomy, and Divinity Scale (CADS) as mentioned in this paper was developed to measure cross-cultural, subcultural, and individual differences in the contents of morality scales.

TL;DR: For example, this paper found that women in Brazil, Israel, Macedonia, and Japan rated family honor closer to integrity in importance than community, autonomy, and divinity in importance.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors contribute to the Brazilian adaptation of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MCSDS), with mounting evidence for its factorial validity and reliability.