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Valdiney V. Gouveia

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My research interests focus on human values, personality traits, individualism and collectivism, anti and prosocial behaviors, and cross-cultural psychology.

Primary Interests:

  • Applied Social Psychology
  • Attitudes and Beliefs
  • Culture and Ethnicity
  • Helping, Prosocial Behavior
  • Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
  • Motivation, Goal Setting
  • Personality, Individual Differences
  • Prejudice and Stereotyping
  • Research Methods, Assessment
  • Applied Social Psychology
  • Attitudes and Beliefs
  • Culture and Ethnicity
  • Helping, Prosocial Behavior
  • Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
  • Motivation, Goal Setting
  • Personality, Individual Differences
  • Prejudice and Stereotyping
  • Research Methods, Assessment

Research Group or Laboratory:

Online Studies:

Books:

  • Gouveia, V. V., & Clemente, M. (1998). La Medida del Individualismo y Colectivismo: La Investigación en el Campo de la Psicología Cultural. La Coruña: Editorial de la Universidad de La Coruña.
  • Ros, M., & Gouveia, V. V. (2001). Psicología Social de los valores humanos: Desarrollos teóricos, metodológicos y aplicados. Madrid: Editorial Biblioteca Nueva.

Journal Articles:

  • Fischer, R., Milfont, T. L., & Gouveia, V. V. (2011). Does social context affect value structures? Testing the within-country stability of value structures with a functional theory of values. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42, 253-270.
  • Gouveia, V. V., Albuquerque, F. J. B., Clemente, M., & Espinosa, P. (2002). Human values and social identities: A study in two collectivist cultures. International Journal of Psychology, 37, 333-342.
  • Gouveia, V. V., Clemente, M., & Espinosa, P. (2003). The horizontal and vertical attributes of individualism and collectivism in a Spanish population. Journal of Social Psychology, 143, 43-63.
  • Gouveia, V. V., Fonsêca, P. N., Gouveia, R. S. V., Diniz, P. K. C., Cavalcanti, M. F. B. & Medeiros, E. D. (2010). Correlatos valorativos de atributos Desejáveis de um/a parceiro/a ideal. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 23, 166-175.
  • Gouveia, V. V., Fonsêca, P. N., Milfont, T. L., & Fischer, R. (2011). Human values: Theoretical perspectives [in Portuguese]. In C. V. Torres & E. R. Neiva (Eds.). Social psychology: Major themes and areas. Porto Alegre, RS: ArtMed.
  • Gouveia, V. V., Milfont, T. L., Fischer, R. & Coelho, J. A. P. M. (2009). Teoria funcionalista dos valores humanos: Aplicações para organizações. RAM. Revista de Administração Mackenzie, 10, 34-59.
  • Gouveia, V. V., Milfont, T. L., Soares, A. K. S., Andrade, P. R., & Leite, I. L. (2011). Conhecendo os valores na infância: Evidências psicométricas de uma medida [Knowing the values in childhood: Psychometric evidences of a measure]. PSICO, 42, 106-115.
  • Gouveia, V. V., Milfont, T. L., Soares, A. K. S., Andrade, P. R., & Leite, I. L. (2011). Conhecendo os valores na infância: Evidências psicométricas de uma medida [Knowing the values in childhood: Psychometric evidences of a measure]. PSICO, 42, 106-115.
  • Prieto, J. M., Gouveia, V. V., & Fernández, M. A.(1996). Evidence on the primary source-trait structure in the Spanish 16PF, 5th Edition. European Review of Applied Psychology, 46 (1), 33-43.

Other Publications:

  • Gouveia, V. V. (2002). Self, culture and sustainable development. In P. Schmuck & W. P. Schultz (Eds.), Psychology of sustainable development. Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Courses Taught:

  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Psychological Assessment
  • Psychometrics
  • Research Methods and Techniques: Statistics
  • Research Seminar in Social Psychology
  • Research Techniques in Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Psychological Assessment
  • Psychometrics
  • Research Methods and Techniques: Statistics
  • Research Seminar in Social Psychology
  • Research Techniques in Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Valdiney V. Gouveia
CCHLA, Departamento de Psicologia
Universidade Federal da Paraiba
58051-900 João Pessoa, PB
Brazil

Phone: +55 (83) 32167924
Fax: +55 (83) 2167064
Skype Name: valdiney.gouveia
Email: vvgouveia@gmail.com

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