Culture: A Possible Predictor of Morality for African American Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Humphries, Marisha L.; Jagers, Robert J.
Titel	Culture: A Possible Predictor of Morality for African American Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Adolescence, 19 (2009) 2, S.205-215 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1050-8392
DOI	10.1111/j.1532-7795.2009.00590.x
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Path Analysis; Empathy; African Americans; Prediction; High School Students; College Students; Well Being; Moral Values; Cultural Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Pfadanalyse; Empathie; Afroamerikaner; Vorhersage; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Collegestudent; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss
Abstract	This study examined the ways in which cultural orientation (communalism and material well-being) and empathy influence the moral reasoning of African American middle to late adolescents. Specifically, this study utilized path analysis to investigate Ward's (1995) hypothesis that a communal orientation would promote morality among African American adolescents, while a material well-being orientation would mitigate against it. In addition, it was hypothesized that empathy would mediate the relationship between cultural orientation and moral reasoning. Thirty-seven high school students and 35 college students participated in the study. Results revealed that communalism was a significant predictor of empathy. Despite prediction, communalism and material well-being were not predictors of moral reasoning. The findings did not yield support for empathy functioning as a mediator between communalism and moral reasoning. These findings are discussed in terms of previous findings, methodological limitations, and implications for future research. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10