ERIC Number: EJ1034109
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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Reference Count: 64
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ISSN: ISSN-1303-0485
A Qualitative Survey Examining the Moral Identities of Young Adults
Onat Kocabiyik, Oya; Kulaksizoglu, Adnan
Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, v14 n3 p851-858 2014
Moral identity can orient one's behaviors when exhibiting any kind of moral behavior. In this study, the moral identities of young adults are analyzed to a certain extent. For this purpose, the "interpretative phenomenological pattern" and "grounded theory" models are used as qualitative survey models. The study group for this survey consists of 10 young adults, ages 20 through 25, who have been studying in a university. The semi-structured interview tool was used in the survey. The analytical process of gathered data was compiled into the Maxqda 2 computer program. The purpose of the study is to find information about the moral identities of young adults and the variables which form these identities. In the moral identities of young adults, self-assessment, personality traits, purpose and responsibilities, sense of self, self-control and moral emotions are variables affecting the ego and moral reasoning. Personality traits are formed by former, current and possible personality traits. Self-control consists of will and consciousness, whereas moral emotions consist of empathy, guilt, shame and anger. On the other hand, the variables affecting the self are formed by family, friends, other individuals, society, the place where one lives, culture, beliefs, university and law.
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Young Adults, Moral Values, Phenomenology, Semi Structured Interviews, Personality Traits, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Self Control, Theory of Mind, Emotional Development, Predictor Variables, Responsibility, Performance Factors, Decision Making, Personality Change, World Views, Moral Development, Grounded Theory, Surveys
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