Die verband tussen stadium van morele ontwikkeling en lokus van kontrole by 'n groep Afrikaanssprekende adolessente

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:According to Hurlock ( in Louw, Gerdes & Meyer, 1985), traditional society has a largernumber of prescribed values and rules of behaviour than is the case in modern society.In modern society the onus rests on the individual who is expected to direct his behaviourin accordance with the values of his choice.The individual has to accept responsibility for determining his own values. This maycreate problems for the adolescent because he will be confronted by a wide range ofdiverse values without the benefit of guidelines or rules to tell him which of those valuesshould be accepted and which should rather be avoided. Against this background itbecomes clear why the internalization of moral values, as they develop, is of utmostimportance to the adolescent.In this study an attempt has been made to investigate the relationship between stage ofmoral development and locus of control within a group of Afrikaans-speaking adolescents.The study has further attempted to determine the influence of intellectual ability on therelationship between stage of moral development and locus of control. Males andfemales were also compared with respect to moral development and locus of control.The sample comprised 193 white, Afrikaans-speaking grade eleven pupils. Seventy-sixwere boys and 117 girls. The subjects were selected from three high schools situated inthree different towns and/or cities. All the subjects came from complete families in whichboth biological parents were present.Taylor's Reasons for Action Questionnaire (1978) was used to determine the stage ofmoral development. This questionnaire is based on Lawrence Kohlberg's six stages ofmoral development which in itself developed from the cognitive-developmental structuralapproach to moral development.The Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Questionnaire was used to measure thelevel of locus of control. Intelligence test scores, as measured by the New South AfricanGroup Test, were obtained from the E119 records at the various schools. The responsesto a biographical questionnaire were used to facilitate the demarcation of the sample.The results of the study indicated that on average the sample as a whole, functions on aconventional moral level. A significantly negative correlation (r(193) = -,28; P < ,001) wasfound between locus of control and level of moral developement. This indicates that withinthis group of Afrikaans-speaking adolescents an internal locus of control is associatedwith a higher level of moral development whilst and external locus of control is associatedwith a lower level of moral development.In this study intelligence had little or no influence on the relationship between level ofmoral development and locus of control. This supports the view of Kohlberg (1969) thatthere is a curved line relationship between the level of moral judgement and intellectualability.Finally it may be said with a 95% degree of certainty, that there is a significant genderdifference in respect of the construct of moral development. The girls used in this sampledisplayed a more developed level of moral development than the boys.

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