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Oppositional Defiance, Moral Reasoning and Moral Value Evaluation as Predictors of Self-Reported Juvenile Delinquency
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Beerthuizen, Marinus G. C. J.; Brugman, Daniel; Basinger, Karen S. – Journal of Moral Education, 2013
This study investigated the relationships among oppositional defiant attitudes, moral reasoning, moral value evaluation and self-reported delinquent behaviour in adolescents ("N" = 351, "M"[subscript AGE] = 13.8 years, "SD"[subscript AGE] = 1.1). Of particular interest were the moderating effects of age, educational…
Descriptors: Correlation, Behavior Disorders, Moral Values, Delinquency
School Moral Atmosphere and Normative Orientation to Explain Aggressive and Transgressive Behaviours at Secondary School
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Foa, Chiara; Brugman, Daniel; Mancini, Tiziana – Journal of Moral Education, 2012
The school moral atmosphere refers to informal norms and values that regulate the relationships in school and their degree of sharing among students. We tested whether the school moral atmosphere is a mediating variable between adolescents' normative orientation and their self-reported aggressive and transgressive behaviours. A total of 664…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Aggression, Secondary School Students, Behavior Problems
Developmental Delay or Regression in Moral Reasoning by Juvenile Delinquents?
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Brugman, Daniel; Aleva, Elisabeth – Journal of Moral Education, 2004
This study extends research on moral reasoning competence in juvenile delinquents to their practical reasoning and perception of an institutional moral atmosphere in order to find out whether a delay in moral competence is one of the causes of the offence or one of the consequences of institutionalization or both. The study involved 64 delinquent…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Adolescents, Developmental Delays, Delinquency
Students' Perception of the Moral Atmosphere in Secondary School and the Relationship between Moral Competence and Moral Atmosphere.
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Host, Karin; Brugman, Daniel; Tavecchio, Louis; Beem, Leo – Journal of Moral Education, 1998
Studies students' perceptions of the moral atmosphere in various levels of secondary schools in the Netherlands. Reveals significant differences between schools and school types based on analysis of variance. Does not claim any ability to predict undesirable behaviors at school based on measures of moral atmosphere. Includes the survey form. (DSK)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Moral Values