Socialization and individual antecedents of adolescents' and young adults' moral motivation

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-149

  Malti, Tina ^a   Buchmann, Marlis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Moral motivation; Moral values; Personality characteristics; Socialization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIALIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950352810     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9400-5     Document Type: Article

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