Moral reasoning and moral orientation of U.S. and Turkish university students.
Participants from an individualistic society (U.S.A.) were compared with participants from a collectivistic society (Turkey) in terms of moral reasoning and orientation (justice and care). A total of 396 undergraduates (203 U.S. students, 193 Turkish students) between the ages of 18 and 46 years were administered the original version of the Defining Issues Test and the Measure of Moral Orientation. Turkish participants received higher mean principled scores than did the U.S. participants, and female participants received higher mean principled scores than did male participants. Turkish participants also scored significantly higher on the justice and care orientations than U.S. participants, and female participants scored significantly higher on the justice and care orientations than male participants.
Department of Psychology, Isik University, Sile Kampusu, Sile, Istanbul, Turkey. nilaykuyel@gmail.com
Nilay
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Kuyel
Rebecca J
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Glover
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009014:Morals; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012933:Social Identification; D012935:Social Justice; D012945:Social Values; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014421:Turkey; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult