Author : Clark Alexander Baker (Psy.D. candidate at the University of Hartford)
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ISBN 13 : 9780355266986
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (669 download)
Book Synopsis The Impact of Socioeconomic Status, Parenting Style, and Religion on the Moral Development of Young Adults by : Clark Alexander Baker (Psy.D. candidate at the University of Hartford)
Download or read book The Impact of Socioeconomic Status, Parenting Style, and Religion on the Moral Development of Young Adults written by Clark Alexander Baker (Psy.D. candidate at the University of Hartford) and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explored the relationship between young adults’ experienced socioeconomic status, parents’ religion and parenting style, and their moral development. For the purposes of this study, moral development was defined as the self-constructed sociocultural process by which individuals develop their beliefs about the appropriate way to interact with other people in their community. Morality was assessed based on the five central principles outlined in the original Moral Foundations Theory (MFT). Macromorality, which includes larger ethical values, was assessed through the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ). Micromorality, which includes every day decision-making, was assessed through the Everyday Moral Foundations Questionnaire (EMFQ). Socioeconomic status was assessed objectively (O-SES) through a demographics question about total income and subjectively assessed (S-SES) through the Young Adult Socioeconomic Scale (YASES), a measure written for this study. Participants included college freshman students recruited from the University of Hartford (159), University of Saint Joseph (7), Middlesex Community College (5), and Three Rivers Community College (3). Data were collected through self-report questionnaires, including the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ), Everyday Moral Foundations Questionnaire (EMFQ), Young Adult Socioeconomic Scale (YASES), Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ), as well as a demographics questionnaire that included questions about religious perspectives. Results found significant correlations between Authoritarian parenting styles and the Loyalty and Authority domains of the EMFQ. Findings also suggested correlations between the Authoritative parenting styles and the Loyalty and Authority domains of the MFQ, as well as the Sanctity domains of the EMFQ. Objective Socioeconomic Status was negatively correlated with the Care domain of the MFQ. Placing higher importance on religion and frequency of religious activities were both associated with higher elevations on the Sanctity domain of the MFQ and EMFQ.