Moral Development in Adulthood: Its Relationship to Age, Sex, and Education.

Bakken, Linda; Ellsworth, Randy

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Publication Date: 1990

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Moral Development in Adulthood: Its Relationship to Age, Sex, and Education.

Bakken, Linda; Ellsworth, Randy

Educational Research Quarterly, v14 n2 p2-9 1990

The relationships of age, gender, and educational level with moral development in 94 middle-class 28- to 55-year-old adults (32 males and 62 females) were studied. Subjects were administered Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Interview (MJI). Males scored higher on the MJI than females. Findings support the continued development of moral judgment through adulthood. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Educational Background, Individual Development, Moral Development, Moral Values, Sex Differences, Value Judgment

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Kohlberg Moral Judgment Interview

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