Valida？？o do Questionário de Perfis de Valores (QPV) no Brasil

the objective of this research was to validate to brazil the portrait values questionnaire (pvq) developed by schwartz. the pvq was translated into portuguese using the back-translation procedure and was applied to a sample of 614 students from primary, high and college education. the data were analyzed by means of the multidimensional scaling technique using a bi-dimensional structure. the spatial configuration obtained offers a positive indication for the construct validity of the instrument. the regions found were: conformity, tradition, security, stimulation, universality/benevolence, power/achievement and self-determination/hedonism. the last three regions were composed of adjacent motivational types. descriptive and comparative results converging with international findings also constitute a set of important elements that supports the validity of the instrument.