Cognitive Moral Development Theory and Moral Decisions in Health Care

The authors make the argument that trauma journalism should be taught as part of the postsecondary curriculum in journalism schools. As part of that education, students will learn that coping with the psychological effects of repeated exposure to such events can have long-term impacts on their mental health. As Kohlberg and Rest found, students in college are at a pivotal point in their moral development. Education takes place as adolescents are developing key psychological skills, including moral and ethical decision-making. Collegiate journalists should be gaining these valuable reasoning skills as it relates to covering traumatic events.

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An Approach to Developmental Cognition in Organizations

International Business Research ◽

10.5539/ibr.v9n1p1 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mustafa Emre Caglar

Keyword(s):

Moral Development ◽

Development Theory ◽

Environmental Perceptions ◽

Cognitive Level ◽

Cognitive Capacities ◽

Organizational Cognition ◽

Ontological Approach ◽

Starting Point ◽

Industrial Use

<p>As an enthusing concept to re-define the organizational cosmos in a novel form, this study approve the cognition of individuals as a starting point. Despite the abundant study of organizational cognition concept, there remains an uncharted area which depicts; how perceptions of different cognitive capacities might hierarchise the organizational cosmos. Upon this, we used ‘Kohlberg’s Moral Development Theory’ as a metaphor and found 3 hierarchic cognitive level which characterize on different justification modes. Also an additional theoric level identified for possible phenomenons. We show that the consideration styles of organization members evolve while their cognitive capacities and related environmental perceptions broaden and that these shifts are consistently patterned. An objective scale was developed using an ontological approach to confirm the oral interviews. Eventually, we obtained two different scales for industrial use.</p>

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Moral judgement development during medical student clinical training

BMC Medical Education ◽

10.1186/s12909-021-02572-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jenny McDonald ◽

Jane Graves ◽

Neeshaan Abrahams ◽

Ryan Thorneycroft ◽

Iman Hegazi

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Moral Development ◽

Clinical Training ◽

Moral Judgement ◽

Clinical Experiences ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Moral Decisions ◽

Moral Choices ◽

Cognitive Maturity ◽

Self Authorship

Abstract Background Whereas experience and cognitive maturity drives moral judgement development in most young adults, medical students show slowing, regression, or segmentation in moral development during their clinical years of training. The aim of this study was to explore the moral development of medical students during clinical training. Methods A cross-sectional sample of medical students from three clinical years of training were interviewed in groups or individually at an Australian medical school in 2018. Thematic analysis identified three themes which were then mapped against the stages and dimensions of Self-authorship Theory. Results Thirty five medical students from years 3–5 participated in 11 interviews and 6 focus groups. Students shared the impacts of their clinical experiences as they identified with their seniors and increasingly understood the clinical context. Their accounts revealed themes of early confusion followed by defensiveness characterised by desensitization and justification. As students approached graduation, some were planning how they would make moral choices in their future practice. These themes were mapped to the stages of self-authorship: External Formulas, Crossroads and Self-authorship. Conclusions Medical students recognise, reconcile and understand moral decisions within clinical settings to successfully reach or approach self-authorship. Curriculum and support during clinical training should match and support this progress.

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Association Between Severity of Adolescents’ Peer Problems and Moral Judgment Development

Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research ◽

10.33824/pjpr.2020.35.1.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 23-35

Author(s):

Najia Zulfiqar

Keyword(s):

Moral Development ◽

Moral Judgment ◽

Problem Behavior ◽

Peer Relations ◽

Development Theory ◽

Behavior Theory ◽

Peer Problems ◽

Problem Behavior Theory ◽

Older Adolescents ◽

Growing Age

Previous studies supported that adolescents’ moral judgment decreases as their peer problems increase in severity. The objective of the present research was to examine peer problems as a predictor of adolescents’ moral judgment development based upon Jessor’s problem behavior theory and Gibbs moral development theory. It was hypothesized that moral judgment increases with growing age and thus, older adolescents are expected to be at higher stages of moral judgment development than younger adolescents. It was also assumed that adolescents with severe peer problems will be at lower level of moral judgment development than their counterparts. The younger adolescents (n = 140; M = 13.1 year) and older adolescents (n = 147; M = 19 year) were compared on measures of Index of Peer Relations and Padua Moral Judgment Scale. The findings showed that adolescents’ moral judgment development declined with an increase in peer problems, particularly during late adolescence. Adolescents who reported having moderate and severe peer problems had lower level of moral judgment development than those with no and mild peer problems. Findings provided guideline for future researchers and practitioners.

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Individual’s Characteristics and Ethical Financial Reporting Choice

Jurnal Dinamika Akuntansi ◽

10.15294/jda.v8i2.9314 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 141

Author(s):

Yunita Dwi Rahayu ◽

Anis Chariri

Keyword(s):

Logistic Regression ◽

Moral Development ◽

Financial Reporting ◽

Professional Ethics ◽

Logistic Regression Model ◽

Risk Preference ◽

Total Sample ◽

Cognitive Moral Development ◽

Primary Data ◽

Ethical Considerations

<p>The aim of this study is to examine the influence of individuals’ characteristics such as cognitive moral development, idealism, machiavellianism, deontology, and risk preference on the ethical financial reporting choice. The accountant profession cannot be separated from many ethical considerations that have been set with the professional ethics, and the professional ethics will be closely related with the individuals to consider how far they have applied those professional ethics, thus this research aims to identify whether the individuals’ characteristics influence the ethical financial reporting choice. This research is expected to be an important reference in the development of accounting knowledge particularly that which is related with the ethical-based financial reporting. Total sample of 56 respondent were used for this study. Primary data gained through questionnaires were analyzed using logistic regression model. The findings of this study showed that risk preference had negatively significant influence on ethical financial reporting choice, while cognitive moral development, idealism, machiavellianism, and deontology had no significant effect on ethical financial reporting choice.</p>

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