EFFECT OF VALUES ON RESPONSIBILITY PERCEIVED IN MORAL ACTION

• Authors: Dvorakova J. , Tyrlik M.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the preferred values and responsibility perceived in one's own action. The research sample consisted of 213 high school students (108 girls and 105 boys, mean age = 15.9 years). The participants were asked to describe their own good and bad actions and they filled in a value preference inventory. The participants either referred to the object of responsibility, e.g. they described the actions toward specific people, or they mentioned an internal rule according to which they interpret their actions. In girls, the values referring to the other persons had an effect on the actions. In boys, the value of working for society was important in the predicting actions. Our results point to the importance of context in moral development.

Keywords

EN

ADOLESCENCE; MORALITY; RESPONSIBILITY; VALUES

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 167-175
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Dvorakova J.

author

Tyrlik M.

• J. Dvorakova, Ustav pre vyskum deti, mladeze a rodiny, Fakulta socialnych ved, Jostova 10, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07SKAAAA02635410