Why Be Moral? Moral Identity Motivation and Age

Autor/inn/en	Krettenauer, Tobias; Victor, Rosemary
Titel	Why Be Moral? Moral Identity Motivation and Age
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 53 (2017) 8, S.1589-1596 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000353
Schlagwörter	Moral Development; Moral Values; Self Concept; Motivation; Interviews; Questionnaires; Coding; Individual Development; Adolescents; Adults; Age Differences; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moralische Entwicklung; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Selbstkonzept; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Codierung; Programmierung; Individuelle Entwicklung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Statistische Analyse; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Moral identity research to date has largely failed to provide evidence for developmental trends in moral identity, presumably because of restrictions in the age range of studies and the use of moral identity measures that are insensitive to age-related change. The present study investigated moral identity motivation across a broad age range (14-65 years, M = 33.48; N = 252) using a modified version of the Good Self-Assessment Interview. Individuals' moral identity motivation was coded and categorized as external, internal, or relationship-oriented. It was found that with age, external moral identity motivation decreased, whereas internal moral identity motivation increased. Effects of age were stronger in adolescence and emerging adulthood than in young adulthood and middle age. Findings underscore the developmental nature of the moral identity construct and suggest that moral motivation becomes more self-integrated with age. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01