Premorbid adjustment, paranoid symptomatology, and role orientation were examined as major predictors of moral judgment maturity in 40 male schizophrenics. In addition, control predictors included age, intelligence (block design and vocabulary), length of hospitalization, length of illness, social position (education and occupation), and severity of illness. A multiple regression equation of premorbid adjustment, block design and vocabulary combined, and education was the best predictor of moral judgment maturity. These results suggest the importance of cognitive and social skills in the development of moral judgment maturity in schizophrenics.
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