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The Values And Purpose-In-Life Orientations Of University Students In Russia And Transdniestria

Table 2:

Terminal values Mann-Whitney U-test Transdniestrian students Russian students
Mean value Rank Mean value Rank
Active life (fullness and emotional content of life) 7.76 6 6.85 6
Life wisdom (mature judgment and common sense gained by life experience) 6.32*** 9.14 9 4.94 3
Health (physical and mental) 4.04 1 5.04 4
Interesting job -5.34*** 7.89 7 10.92 12
Beauty of nature and art (experiencing beauty in nature and art) 3.887*** 12.65 18 10.05 8
Love (spiritual and physical closeness to the loved person) -3.32** 4.54 2 6.49 5
Material comfort in life (lack of financial difficulties) -8.42*** 7.73 5 13.84 17
Good and loyal friends 4.82*** 11,71 13 4.89 2
Social recognition (respect of surrounding people, the work collective, workmates) 10 11 10.71 11
Learning (possibility to enhance education, broaden mental horizons, general culture, intellectual level) -3.19** 9.59 10 11.77 13
Productive life (the fullest use of one’s opportunities, potential and abilities) -3.6*** 8.56 8 11.84 14
Development (self-improvement, constant physical and intellectual improvement) 2.5* 12.52 16 10.14 10
Leisure (pleasant, not taxing life, absence of obligations) 10.34 12 12.27 15
Freedom (independence of judgments and acts) -4.22*** 5.61 3 13.08 16
Happy family life 12.51 15 4.2 1
Other people’s happiness (well-being, development and improvement of other people, the whole nation, humankind) 12.61 17 14.08 18
Creativity (opportunities for creative activity) 3.58*** 12.35 14 9.97 7
Self-confidence (inner harmony, freedom from inner contradictions and doubts) -3.48** 7.41 4 10.06 9
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