The development of moral reasoning in Belize, Trinidad-Tobago, and the USA

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dc.contributor.authorGielen, Uwe P.
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dc.date.accessioned2022-01-18T18:12:33Z
dc.date.available2022-01-18T18:12:33Z
dc.date.issued1986
dc.descriptiondoi: 10.1177/106939718602000108
dc.description.abstractData for this study were collected from 118 secondary school students from Belize, 146 from Trinidad and Tobago, and 106 from the US, who responded to background items and the Defining Issues Test. In all three samples, students favoured conventional moral arguments (Stages 4 and 3) over principled arguments. Preconventional moral arguments were endorsed least often. American students received higher overall moral judgement scores (D-Scores) and principled scores (P-Scores) than did Caribbean students. The Trinidadians' D-Scores, but not their P-Scores, were higher than those of the Belizeans. D-Scores were positively correlated with age in Trinidad and in the US but not in Belize
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dc.extentpp. 178-207
dc.identifier.other1428
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/53527
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dc.relation.ispartofseriesBehavior Science Research
dc.relation.ispartofseriesvol. 20
dc.relation.ispartofseriesnos. 1-4
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dc.subject.otherMoral development
dc.titleThe development of moral reasoning in Belize, Trinidad-Tobago, and the USA
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