Association Between Severity of Adolescents’ Peer Problems and Moral Judgment Development

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Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research Pub Date : 2020-06-01 DOI:10.33824/pjpr.2020.35.1.2

N. Zulfiqar

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Abstract

Previous studies supported that adolescents? moral judgment decreases as their peer problems increase in severity. The objective of the present research was to examine peer problems as a predictor of adolescents? moral judgment development based upon Jessor?s problem behavior theory and Gibbs moral development theory. It was hypothesized that moral judgment increases with growing age and thus, older adolescents are expected to be at higher stages of moral judgment development than younger adolescents. It was also assumed that adolescents with severe peer problems will be at lower level of moral judgment development than their counterparts. The younger adolescents (n = 140; M = 13.1 year) and older adolescents (n = 147; M = 19 year) were compared on measures of Index of Peer Relations and Padua Moral Judgment Scale. The findings showed that adolescents? moral judgment development declined with an increase in peer problems, particularly during late adolescence. Adolescents who reported having moderate and severe peer problems had lower level of moral judgment development than those with no and mild peer problems. Findings provided guideline for future researchers and practitioners.

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青少年同伴问题严重程度与道德判断发展的关系

先前的研究支持青少年?道德判断随着同伴问题的严重程度的增加而下降。本研究的目的是检验同伴问题作为青少年行为的预测因子。基于杰瑟尔的道德判断发展?问题行为理论和吉布斯道德发展理论。假设道德判断随着年龄的增长而增加，因此，年龄较大的青少年比年龄较小的青少年处于更高的道德判断发展阶段。人们还认为，有严重同伴问题的青少年的道德判断发展水平低于同龄人。较年轻的青少年(n = 140;M = 13.1岁)和年龄较大的青少年(n = 147;M = 19岁)在同伴关系指数和帕多瓦道德判断量表的测量上进行比较。研究结果表明，青少年?道德判断的发展随着同伴问题的增加而下降，尤其是在青春期后期。报告有中度和重度同伴问题的青少年的道德判断发展水平低于没有轻度同伴问题的青少年。研究结果为今后的研究者和实践者提供了指导。

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期刊介绍： Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research (PJPR) is published biannually by the National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan. Its first issue was published in Summer, 1986. Since then two issues, one in summer and the other in winter, have been appearing every year. The Journal provides an outlet for fully documented researches addressing educational, social, developmental, and other areas of Psychology. Preference is given to empirical articles, which deal with the application of psychological knowledge in understanding the problems of national and international importance. The Journal welcomes contributions from all corners. However, participation from the developing countries is eagerly sought in view of its under-representation in research journals published in the West. The PJPR maintains an international editorial board of Consulting Editors belonging to different countries, with expertise in a large number of areas. It employs a double-blind reviewing process i.e., the authors are not identified to reviewers and reviewers are not made known to authors. The contents of PJPR are being abstracted by the Proquest, and in PsycInfo. PJPR is included in the List of Social Sciences Journals recognized by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.