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Rape Myth Acceptance, Hypermasculinity, and SAT Scores as Correlates of Moral Development: Understanding Sexually Aggressive Attitudes in First-Year College Men
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Tatum, Jerry L.; Foubert, John D. – Journal of College Student Development, 2009
Male perpetrated sexual aggression has long been recognized as a serious problem on college campuses. The purpose of this multiple regression correlation study was to assess the relationship between levels of moral development (measured by the Defining Issues Test) and the degree to which first-year college men (N = 161) ascribed to rape…
Descriptors: Campuses, Rape, Misconceptions, Multiple Regression Analysis
Moral Development: Results of Rest's Defining Issues Test.
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Lindon, James L.; Draugalis, JoLaine R. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1992
This paper discusses a cross-sectional study that assessed the moral development profiles of undergraduate pharmacy students (n=71) using Rest's Defining Issues Test. Analysis showed no significant difference in mean level of principled moral reasoning between first and fourth professional year undergraduate students. (GLR)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
The Effect of Community Service Work on the Moral Development of College Ethics Students.
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Boss, Judith A. – Journal of Moral Education, 1994
Reports on a study of the effect of community service on 71 undergraduate students. Finds that community service work combined with discussion of relevant moral issues is an effective way of moving students into the postconventional stage of principled moral reasoning. Discusses other benefits of community service work. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Community Action, Community Services, Ethical Instruction