Life Values Inventory (LVI): Portuguese Adaptation Studies

Leonor Almeida; Helena Rebelo Pinto

Authors

Leonor Almeida Independent University
Helena Rebelo Pinto University of Lisbon

Keywords:

life values inventory, adaption, values assessment

Abstract

Studies here presented were carried out with the Life Values Inventory (LVI), a relatively new instrument created by Crace and Brown (1996). It focuses on values assessment, a crucial psychological dimension in vocational development. Following a literature review about values and their use in career counselling, the Portuguese adaptation of the LVI is presented. Some results concerning psychometric properties are also discussed.

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