Abstract:

Few empirical studies have examined the effects of individual difference variables (e.g., personality traits) and social environment variables (e.g., family environment) on adolescents’ moral judgment competence systematically. Based on the latest theories of moral judgment, this study tested the relationship of personality traits, family environment and moral judgment competence among middle school students. The aim is to provide some help for students’ moral psychological education and counseling. The participants were 900 students ranging from grade 1 of jurnior high school to grade 3 of senior high school. They are come from six urban districts and rural districts. 887 students finished the questionnaires (855 were valid, 96.4% ) which included three scales: Qingnian Zhongguo Personality Scale (QZPS), Family Environment Scale-Chinese Version (FES-CV, 3rd ed.) and Chinese Adolescent Moral Judgment Competence Test. In order to construct a relevant model for the different three variables, the statistical methods adopted correlation analysis, regression analysis and path analysis respectively. The research constructed four structural equation models: one direct effect model and three intervening process variable models. The models revealed that the personality traits and family environment variables to the middle students’ moral judgment have both directly effects and indirectly effects with relatively comprehensive. The results showed that the directly effects of personality traits factors influenting moral judgment competence are Good-heartedness and behavior style personality dimensions. Personality traits and family’s success, knowledge and control factors effect each other. And personality extroversion, behavior styles, good-heartedness, talent, emotionality and honesty indirectly influented it throught family achievement orientation, intellectal-cultural orientation and control. Furthermore, family’s success and control directly influented moral judgment competence. Family cohesion, achievement orientation, intellectal-cultural orientation, active-recreational orientation, moral-religious emphasis, organization and control indirectly influented it throught personality good-heartedness, talent and honesty. The findings revealed that the direct effects of middle school student’s personality traits, family environment on the moral judgment competence have more significance than the indect effects. Personality traits are the protective factors

Key words: Middle School Students, Moral Judgment Competence, Personality Traits, Family Environment

摘要：

以855名中学生为被试，采用路径分析等实证方法构建了个体差异变量人格特质、社会环境类因素家庭环境对道德判断能力影响的关系模型，揭示了人格特质、家庭环境各维度对中学生道德判断能力发展的直接和间接影响。当前中学生的人格特质对道德判断能力发展的总影响效应为正，家庭环境对道德判断能力发展的总影响效应为负。人格特质和家庭环境是一个整体，还应从综合的角度，用发展和系统的眼光看待其对道德判断能力的影响。

关键词: 中学生, 道德判断能力, 人格特质, 家庭环境