Moral judgment and self-esteem in school students of the fifth year of secondary schools in Lima Metropolitana

This research raises as a problem the relationship between self-esteem and moral judgment fifth graders of secondary schools in metropolitan Lima. The central hypothesis formulated is the relationship between the score of moral judgment and self-esteem score. The simple consisted of 400 students bet...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Vargas G., Julia, Alva S., Carlos
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Perú
Institution:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repository:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/12448
Online Access:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/psico/article/view/12448
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:self-esteem
moral judgment
secondary education
autoestima
juicio moral
educación secundaria
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Summary:This research raises as a problem the relationship between self-esteem and moral judgment fifth graders of secondary schools in metropolitan Lima. The central hypothesis formulated is the relationship between the score of moral judgment and self-esteem score. The simple consisted of 400 students between 16 and 17, male and are in fifth year of high school, from three schools in metropolitan Lima consists of: two private and one state. They answered a Sociomoral Reflection Test (SROM) of Gibbs and Widaman and Coopersmith and Self-Esteem Inventory of Coopersmith. The research design was correlational. The results indicate that there are significant differences in moral judgment and self-esteem among state colleges and private colleges. The private colleges had more score. The conclusion was also found that there is significant positive correlation between self-esteem and moral judgment.