Department of Psychology
Library of the School of Philosophy

2019-08-11

2019

Printezi Anna

Βασίλης Παυλόπουλος, Αναπλ. Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ (επόπτης)

Φιλία Ίσαρη, Αναπλ. Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα ΦΠΨ, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ (μέλος Τριμελούς Συμβουλευτικής Επιτροπής)

Φωτεινή Πολυχρόνη, Αναπλ. Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ (μέλος Τριμελούς Συμβουλευτικής Επιτροπής)

Αικατερίνη Γκαρή, Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ

Φρόσω Μόττη-Στεφανίδη, Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ

Σπύρος Τάνταρος, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ

Χρυσή Χατζηχρήστου, Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ

Διαχείριση Ηθικών Διλημμάτων στην Προεφηβεία: Ο Ρόλος της Κοινωνικής Επιρροής

Greek

Managing Ethical Dilemmas in Preadolescence: The Role of Social Influence

Τhe current dissertation examines the management of moral dilemmas by preadolescents and the effect of social influence on this process. Three studies were conducted using samples of students in the sixth grade in Greek primary schools. The goal of the preliminary study (N = 285) was to examine moral judgment in a wide range of self-made dilemmas, relevant to the children’s every-day life. The findings were used in designing the two experimental studies that followed. In the first main study (N = 279), the exploration of the role of several factors in the effectiveness of social influence on moral decision was based on experimental manipulation of the source (significant adult vs. peer) and the message (with or without arguments), combined with the use of self-report as well as sociometric measures. The important factors for the outcome of influence were: the existence of arguments, which highlights the importance of message processing, subjective factors related to the moral judgment itself (type of choice and degree of certainty) as well as individual factors (social status). In the second main study (N = 189), the experimental manipulation involved the source (significant adults vs. peers), the degree of unanimity of the presented opinion (majority, minority, unknown degree of unanimity) and the message (cognitive vs. emotional orientation). Furthermore, in this study, a more in-depth understanding of the processes of both moral judgment and social influence was attempted. In addition to the use of tools from the first study (sociogram, self-report questionnaires), qualitative data was collected and analyzed through a structured interview. Both at the level of the initial decision as well as at the decision after influence, a complex process that combines cognitive and emotional factors seems to have taken place. In terms of the effectiveness of social influence, exerted by more than one sources (significant adults vs. peers), a number of factors emerged, such as the degree of unanimity of the presented opinion, with the majority dominating when the source were the peers, subjective factors pertaining to the moral dilemma itself (type of choice, degree of certainty, emotional state) as well as individual factors (gender, social status). Overall, the findings imply a complex and multidimensional process (cognitive and emotional) both in making a moral judgment and in exerting social influence related to it, where elements concerning the source, the condition and the targets may interact with each other. The implications of these findings in moral education are discussed.

Philosophy - Psychology

moral dilemmas, moral judgment, preadolescence, social influence, significant adults, peers

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