The Impact of Parents on Adolescent Moral Development
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Social interaction; Moral authority; Adolescence; Moral judgement.Abstract
Development of moral reasoning and the family factors affecting adolescent moral development had been a research focus for a long time. Levels of moral reasoning increase with age, and is correlated to social interactions, and some extent is determined by the ability of internalizing moral values of the surroundings and moral authorities. A good family cohesion (close bond within the family), flexible family adaptability and effective communication styles towards moral issues is undoubtedly correlated to higher levels of adolescent moral reasoning as they open the individuals susceptible to well-accepted social norms and social rules which then shape the moral reasoning. The mother's and father’s roles in child development are not quite the same; the father’s use of transactive dialogue and comparing, and the mother’s being sensitive to the child’s moral views are more predictive of better development. However, the gender difference in parents as a factor was less researched in the past, which needs to be explored in future studies. This paper provides a general review and existing discussions on family influence on adolescence moral development.
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