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ERIC Number: EJ1296034
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-7240
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Integrating Thomistic Virtue Ethics with an Eriksonian Identity Perspective: A New Moral Identity Assessment
Bock, Tonia; Giebel, Heidi; Hazelbaker, Taylor; Tufte, Logan
Journal of Moral Education, v50 n2 p185-201 2021
Psychologists have broadly conceptualized moral identity as the degree to which one prioritizes and defines oneself in terms of moral goals, values, and commitments. We offer a new moral identity measure: one that integrates philosophical ethical theory with an Eriksonian identity perspective specific to adolescence and emerging adulthood. Participants (N = 215) completed our new measure along with four other measures of moral behaviors and motivations. Participants formed unique clusters based on (a) choosing Thomistic virtues versus choosing non-virtues, and (b) the degree to which they reflected upon and committed to their chosen virtues/non-virtues. We found expected group differences among the clusters in integrity and civic engagement motivation, providing evidence of validity. Our new measure offers a promising approach to moral education for adolescents and emerging adults.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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