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Psychological-Educational Studies
2014. Vol. 6, no. 4, 134–146
doi:10.17759/psyedu.2014060412
ISSN: 2587-6139 (online)

Moral Orientation Dynamics in Adolescence and Youth

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S.V. Molchanov, O.S. Markina

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Abstract

The problem of moral development is actual for modern psychology. Modern conception of moral development defines two main principles in the basis of moral orientation: care principle and justice principle. Adolescence and youth are sensitive period to develop moral orientation. 139 subjects from three age groups: young adolescents, older adolescents and youth took part in the investigation. Results shows age dynamic of moral judgments preferences, moral dilemma solving with different levels of motivation to achieve and be approved.

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Keywords: moral development, careprinciple, justiceprinciple, adolescence and youth

Journal rubric: Developmental Psychology

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/psyedu.2014060412

For citation: Molchanov S.V., Markina O.S. Moral Orientation Dynamics in Adolescence and Youth [Elektronnyi resurs]. Psikhologicheskaya nauka i obrazovanie psyedu.ru [Psychological Science and Education psyedu.ru], 2014. Vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 134–146. DOI: 10.17759/psyedu.2014060412. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Sergey V. Molchanov, PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5147-3551, e-mail: s-molch2001@mail.ru

Olga S. Markina, PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor, Financial University under the Government of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3853-7789, e-mail: osmarkina@fa.ru

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