Socialization and Individual Antecedents of Adolescents' and Young Adults' Moral Motivation

Autor/inn/en	Malti, Tina; Buchmann, Marlis
Titel	Socialization and Individual Antecedents of Adolescents' and Young Adults' Moral Motivation
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39 (2010) 2, S.138-149 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-009-9400-5
Schlagwörter	Social Justice; Personality Traits; Socialization; Caregivers; Motivation; Young Adults; Parent Child Relationship; Adolescents; Moral Issues; Moral Values; Individual Differences; Friendship; Educational Attainment; Gender Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Moraltheorie; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Individueller Unterschied; Freundschaft; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Socialization and individual differences were examined as antecedents of moral motivation in representative samples of 15-year-old adolescents (N = 1,258; 54% female) and 21-year-old young adults (N = 584; 53% female). The adolescents' primary caregivers (N = 1,056) also participated. The strength of moral motivation was rated by participants' responses to two hypothetical moral dilemmas in terms of action decisions, emotion attributions, and justifications. Socialization was measured by the perceived quality of friendship, parent-child relationships, and educational background. The importance attached to social justice and various personality traits were also assessed. Adolescents' moral motivation was positively associated with the quality of their parent-child relationship and the importance of social justice. Young adults' moral motivation was predicted by the perceived quality of friendships, the importance of social justice, and agreeableness. For both groups, moral motivation was greater in females. The theoretical implications of the findings for the development of moral motivation are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10