Moral cognition in adolescence and emerging adulthood.

Lapsley, Daniel K.; LaPorte, Emily; Kelley, Katheryn

doi:10.1037/0000298-008

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“…Moreover, participants identified their moral standards are still developing and refugee youth are exposed to changing sociocultural norms and expectations (Jia & Krettenauer, 2017). This aligns with theoretical accounts highlighting the importance of moral development in emerging adulthood, which in turn impacts friendships, navigating peer groups, responding to social boundaries, experiencing culture, developing identity, and maintaining well-being (Eisenberg et al, 2014; Lapsley et al, 2023; Reynolds & Ceranic, 2007). While moral development is influenced at this time by changing biology, social priorities, roles and responsibilities, and exposure to socially regulated behaviors (Hart & Carlo, 2005), the refugee experience can pose additional moral dilemmas and challenges.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

“…Youth with refugee backgrounds often face, and are required to navigate, moral dilemmas and challenges associated with the refugee experience. This is important to consider as adolescence and emerging adulthood are key developmental periods of moral development that influence how youth form friendships, navigate peer groups, respond to social boundaries, experience culture, develop identity, and maintain psychological well-being (Eisenberg et al, 2014; Lapsley et al, 2023; Reynolds & Ceranic, 2007). Moral development is the process by which one establishes attitudes and behaviors toward others based on what is expected and accepted by society (Otte, 2015).…”

Section: Current Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring how youth with refugee backgrounds navigate moral challenges associated with the refugee experience: A qualitative study.

McEwen,

Alisic,

Whyman

et al. 2024

Traumatology

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Youth with refugee backgrounds are often required to navigate moral challenges and dilemmas associated with the refugee experience. However, little research to date has explored the experiences of how youth navigate moral challenges associated with the refugee experience from their perspective. Thus, this study interviewed 10 youth with refugee backgrounds (six female and four male), mean aged 21.20 years (SD = 2.92, range 17-25 years), and explored how morals have a role in the challenges experienced by refugee youth, and the impacts of these challenges. Thematic analysis revealed that youth with refugee backgrounds: (a) perceived morals as still developing, (b) are faced with morally conflicting decisions associated with the refugee experience, and (c) highlighted that the long-lasting impacts of these challenges need to be recognized. Findings support that morals are important to understanding some of the challenging aspects of the refugee journey experienced by youth. Further research in this area is needed to guide future psychosocial interventions and inform policy and practice of community workers, educators, and mental health practitioners.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

Section: Current Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring how youth with refugee backgrounds navigate moral challenges associated with the refugee experience: A qualitative study.

McEwen,

Alisic,

Whyman

et al. 2024

Traumatology

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“…Moral identity has been described as “one of the most important topics of research in moral psychology” (Lapsley et al., in press, p. 5). It significantly predicts behavior (Hertz & Krettenauer, 2016), is systematically related to moral emotions (Lefebvre & Krettenauer, 2019), and integrates personality, social, psychological, and developmental perspectives for the study of morality.…”

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confidence: 99%

Daily moral identity: Linkages with integrity and compassion

Krettenauer

Lefebvre

Hardy

et al. 2021

Journal of Personality

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Objective: The present study investigated how much variability in moral identity scores is attributable to individual differences that are stable over time and how much variability reflects daily fluctuations.Method: Participants (N = 138, M age = 25.11 years, SD = 10.77; 82% female) were asked to report the self-importance of three moral attributes (being honest, fair, and caring) once a day for 50 consecutive days. Ratings were decomposed into between-and within-person variability and analyzed in relation to individuals' self-reported feelings of integrity and compassion using hierarchical linear modelling.Results: Daily measures of moral identity exhibited more between-than withinperson variability (64% vs. 36%). Furthermore, feelings of integrity and compassion were more strongly positively correlated with moral identity on the inter-individual level than the intra-individual level. Conclusion:Overall, findings suggest that moral identity has both trait-and state-like characteristics and might be best conceptualized as a characteristic adaptation evidencing both stability and change.

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