Relationship between family types and moral judgment level in university students

Authors

  • Ana Delgado V. Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Enrique Ricapa Z. Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v13i2.3723

Keywords:

family types, moral judgement, tenth semester psychology students, clinical psychology major

Abstract

Objectives: a. To know the relationship between family types and the moral judgement level of tenth semester Clinical Psychology college students at UNMSM. b. Identify the family types of tenth semester Clinical Psychology college students at UNMSM. c. Identify the moral judgement level of tenth semester Clinical Psychology college students at UNMSM. d. To determine the relationship between the family type and the pr.conventional moral judgement level of tenth semester Clinical Psychology college students at UNMSM. e. To determine the relationship between the family type and the conventional moral judgement level of tenth semester Clinical Psychology college students at UNMSM. Design: Correlational study. Materials and methods: The participants were 55 tenth semester Clinical Psychology college students at UNMSM. It was used the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales (FACES III) and Gibbs and Widam’s Sociomoral Reflection Objective Measure (SROM). Results: 51 percent of college students are at the conventional moral judgement level. The chaoti.dipersed family type is the most frequent (12) and represents the 22% of the sample. Considering the family operating level, the "middle range" is the most frequent and represents the 51% of participants. Conclusions: The family operating level most frequent is the "middle range" type. Also, the predominant moral judgement is the conventional one. It was found a significative statistical relationship among, family operating "middle range" level and conventional moral judgement level.

Author Biography

  • Ana Delgado V., Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
    Profesora Principal de la Facultad de Psicología de la UNMSM.

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Published

2010-12-31

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Investigaciones

How to Cite

Delgado V., A., & Ricapa Z., E. (2010). Relationship between family types and moral judgment level in university students. Revista De Investigación En Psicología, 13(2), 153-174. https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v13i2.3723