Values of University Students Portugal/Brazil: socio-political dimension

Jardim, Maria Helena de Agrela Gonçalves; Silva Júnior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Capelo, Maria Regina Teixeira Ferreira; Varela, John Miguel Costa; Brasil, Christina César Praça; Alves, Márcia Lúcia Sousa Dias

Maria Helena de Agrela Gonçalves Jardim

Universidade da Madeira (UMa), Funchal - Portugal

Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza/CE - Brazil

Maria Helena de Agrela Gonçalves Jardim Posdoc in Public Health, Visiting Researcher Funcap at the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Brazil. PhD in Psychology and Health Sciences, University of Extremadura, Spain and Coimbra, Portugal. MSc in Research in Social Sciences, University of Extremadura. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7622-1449 E-mail: hjardim@uma.pt

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7622-1449

Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Júnior

Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza/CE - Brazil

Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Júnior PhD in Medical Sciences. Professor in Posgraduate Programs in Collective Health and Medical Sciences at University of Fortaleza, Brazil. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8971-0994 E-mail: geraldobezerrajr@yahoo.com.br

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8971-0994

Maria Regina Teixeira Ferreira Capelo

Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza/CE - Brazil

Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), Lisboa - Portugal

Maria Regina Teixeira Ferreira Capelo Postdoctoral student at the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Brazil. Investigator CLEPUL. PhD in Sciences of Work in the Area of Social Psychology, University of Cádiz, Spain. MSc in Education in the Area of Pedagogical Innovation. Teacher of 1.º CEB. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0423-8676 E-mail: m.regina.capelo@gmail.com

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0423-8676

John Miguel Costa Varela

Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), Lisboa - Portugal

John Miguel Costa Varela MSc in Families and Social Systems by the Miguel Torga Institute, Coimbra, Portugal. Investigator, CLEPUL. Teacher of Primary and Secondary Education. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0271-4731 E-mail: jmcvarela@gmail.com

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0271-4731

Christina César Praça Brasil

Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza/CE - Brazil

Christina César Praça Brasil Speech Therapist, PhD in Public Health by the State University of Ceará/Federal University of Ceará/University of Fortaleza. MSc in Communication Disorders from the Federal University of S. Paulo, Brazil. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7741-5349 E-mail: cpraca@unifor.br

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7741-5349

Márcia Lúcia Sousa Dias Alves

Universidade do Porto (UP), Porto - Portugal

Márcia Lúcia Sousa Dias Alves PhD in Health Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal. Specialist Nurse at SESARAM, Funchal, Portugal. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9118-2855 E-mail: marcialves96@hotmail.com

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9118-2855

Maria Helena de Agrela Gonçalves Jardim Posdoc in Public Health, Visiting Researcher Funcap at the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Brazil. PhD in Psychology and Health Sciences, University of Extremadura, Spain and Coimbra, Portugal. MSc in Research in Social Sciences, University of Extremadura. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7622-1449 E-mail: hjardim@uma.pt

Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Júnior PhD in Medical Sciences. Professor in Posgraduate Programs in Collective Health and Medical Sciences at University of Fortaleza, Brazil. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8971-0994 E-mail: geraldobezerrajr@yahoo.com.br

Maria Regina Teixeira Ferreira Capelo Postdoctoral student at the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Brazil. Investigator CLEPUL. PhD in Sciences of Work in the Area of Social Psychology, University of Cádiz, Spain. MSc in Education in the Area of Pedagogical Innovation. Teacher of 1.º CEB. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0423-8676 E-mail: m.regina.capelo@gmail.com

John Miguel Costa Varela MSc in Families and Social Systems by the Miguel Torga Institute, Coimbra, Portugal. Investigator, CLEPUL. Teacher of Primary and Secondary Education. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0271-4731 E-mail: jmcvarela@gmail.com

Christina César Praça Brasil Speech Therapist, PhD in Public Health by the State University of Ceará/Federal University of Ceará/University of Fortaleza. MSc in Communication Disorders from the Federal University of S. Paulo, Brazil. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7741-5349 E-mail: cpraca@unifor.br

Márcia Lúcia Sousa Dias Alves PhD in Health Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal. Specialist Nurse at SESARAM, Funchal, Portugal. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9118-2855 E-mail: marcialves96@hotmail.com

Region	Madeira (n =225)		Fortaleza (n = 380)		p
Opinions about:	X̅	s	X̅	s
Freedom	3.52	0.84	3.70	0.61	0.006
Equality	3.50	0.82	3.70	0.61	0.002
Fraternity	3.32	0.82	3.68	0.63	<0.001
Solidarity	3.47	0.76	3.72	0.62	<0.001
Progress	3.35	0.81	3.62	0.67	<0.001
Human Rights	3.51	0.82	3.57	0.69	ns

Region	Madeira (n=225)		Fortaleza (n=380)		p
You agreed with the phrase::	X̅	s	X̅	s	p
Each one takes care of himself	1.75	0.66	1.91	0.60	0.003
No trusting others	1.55	0.61	1.75	0.57	<0.001
Tooth for tooth, eye for eye	1.41	0.56	1.46	0.61	ns
Increasingly there is more immorality	1.80	0.68	1.85	0.74	ns
The man must earn more than the woman	1.14	0.37	1.07	0.34	0.027
Marriage is an outdated institution	1.40	0.60	1.33	0.58	ns
Suffering only makes sense when we believe in God	1.15	0.37	1.44	0.68	<0.001
Life has no meaning	1.28	0.52	1.19	0.52	ns

Region	Madeira (n=225; n = 181)		Fortaleza (n=380; n= 372)		p
There is a lot of social injustice and its reasons:	n	%	n	%	p
Existence of a lot of social injustice	181	80.4	372	97.9	<0.001
Courts are slow to do justice	79	43.6	138	37.1	ns
There are no very rich and other people very poor	40	22.1	76	20.4	ns
Corruption and the benefits of power	153	84.5	346	93.0	0.002
There's a lot of unemployment	75	41.4	117	31.5	ns
There are no very rich and other people very poor	50	27.6	119	32.0	ns
The government doesn't look at the people	65	35.9	174	46.8	0.016

Region	Madeira (n=225; n = 181)		Fortaleza (n=380; n= 372)		p
Reasons for poor and needy people:	n	%	n	%	p
They have little luck in life	56	24.9	57	15.0	0.003
They're lazy and they don't work	71	31.6	60	15.8	<0.001
The rich get it all	61	27.1	121	31.8	ns
Bosses don't pay fair wages	119	52.9	193	50.8	ns
They don't have the capacity to work	49	21.8	71	18.7	ns
They have no education to have good jobs	88	39.1	296	77.9	<0.001
It's your way of being	15	6.7	22	5.8	ns

Region	Madeira (n=225)		Fortaleza (n=380)		p
Importance of a few words:	X̅	s	X̅	s	p
Gospel	2.01	0.98	3.05	1.09	<0.001
Power	2.40	0.80	2.57	0.81	0.012
Love	3.44	0.82	3.82	0.48	<0.001
Health	3.56	0.79	3.84	0.43	<0.001
Wealth	2.67	0.80	2.88	0.81	0.001
Faith	2.80	1.04	3.56	0.82	<0.001
Pleasure	3.20	0.81	3.50	0.63	<0.001
Happiness	3.50	0.78	3.86	0.42	<0.001
Goodwill	3.41	0.80	3.77	0.48	<0.001
Enjoyment	2.96	0.84	3.42	0.74	<0.001
Justice	3.40	0.89	3.74	0.56	<0.001
Prestige	2.87	0.92	3.31	0.78	<0.001
God	2.56	1.11	3.56	0.85	<0.001
Welfare	3.36	0.88	3.73	0.50	<0.001
Beauty	2.79	0.84	3.01	0.81	0.002
Friendship	3.42	0.86	3.69	0.58	<0.001
Truth	3.49	0.81	3.81	0.49	<0.001
Kindness	3.39	0.87	3.82	0.47	<0.001

[1] Maria Helena de Agrela Gonçalves Jardim Posdoc in Public Health, Visiting Researcher Funcap at the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Brazil. PhD in Psychology and Health Sciences, University of Extremadura, Spain and Coimbra, Portugal. MSc in Research in Social Sciences, University of Extremadura. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7622-1449 E-mail: hjardim@uma.pt

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