A Comparative Investigation of Emerging Adults' Moral Thinking and Communication Competencies in Taiwan, the USA, and the UK

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Angela Chi-Ming; Walker, David I.; Chen, Yen-Hsin; Thoma, Stephen J.; McCusker, Sean
Titel	A Comparative Investigation of Emerging Adults' Moral Thinking and Communication Competencies in Taiwan, the USA, and the UK
Quelle	In: Journal of Moral Education, 51 (2022) 4, S.443-462 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lee, Angela Chi-Ming) ORCID (Walker, David I.) ORCID (Chen, Yen-Hsin) ORCID (Thoma, Stephen J.) ORCID (McCusker, Sean)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7240
DOI	10.1080/03057240.2021.1956445
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Young Adults; Moral Values; Decision Making; Thinking Skills; Communication Skills; Social Influences; Individual Characteristics; Gender Differences; Religion; Religious Factors; Ethical Instruction; College Students; College Graduates; Taiwan; United States; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Denkfähigkeit; Kommunikationsstil; Sozialer Einfluss; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; Collegestudent; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; USA; Großbritannien
Abstract	Emerging adulthood is a unique and distinct period demographically, subjectively, and in terms of identity exploration in developed and developing countries. This study aimed to investigate emerging adults' moral thinking and communication competencies, and their differences by socio-demographic factors (i.e., gender, religious affiliation, college major, educational stages), in Taiwan, the USA, and the UK, as well as compare similarities/common trends and diversities between the three groups. We modified and utilized the MTC-II scale, including two dilemma stories relating to an individual and societal moral dilemma, to assess 743 valid sample participants. We found that females in the Taiwan group scored highest on the MTC-II scale across the three samples, whereas religious affiliation differentiated the USA and the UK groups. We also noted differences in scores relating to the two stories and associated moral levels. These findings are interpreted as a foundation for future research and educational practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01