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Thesis Type: Postgraduate
Institution Of The Thesis: Cukurova University, Eğitim Fakültesi, Eğitim Bilimleri, Turkey
Approval Date: 2022
Thesis Language: Turkish
Student: Fatma Gizem TÜRKMEN
Supervisor: Fulya Cenkseven Önder
Abstract:
In the present study, the mediator role
of prosocial behavior in the relationship between charachter strengths and moral
judgement among young adult was examined. The study was conducted in the
province of Adana and its central district. The participants were 300 young
adult (134 females and 136 males) who were between 20 and 40 age old. The
researcher used the “Charachter Strengths Questionnaire” (McGrath R., 2015) to
collect the data related to young adults’ charachter strengths. The “Defining Issues Test (DIT)” (Rest J.,
1979) was used to measure moral judgement skills. The data related to the prosocial
behaviors was collected through using the “Prosocial Tendencies Measure” (Carlo
and Randall, 2002). The researcher developed “Personal Information Form” to evaluate
personal information of participants. The data was analyzed through Corelation,
Multiple Regression Analysis and Amos. The results of the study revealed that
there was a positive and significant relationship between wisdom, courage,
humanity, transendence, justice and temperance. Furthermore, there was a negative
and significant relationship between justice charachter strength, public and
dire prosocial behavior. Another significant and negative relationship was
found between public prosocial behavior; wisdom, courage, transendence,
justice, humanity strengths and alturistic, anonymous, emotional, dire and
compliant prosocial behaviors. It was revealed that justice, wisdom, courage
strengths and compliant, dire, anonymous were the main determinants for moral
judgement of young adults.
The results of the Structural Equation Modeling that was conducted to
find out whether or not the prosocial behaviors had an impact on the
relationship between moral judgement and charachter strengths revealed that the
prosocial behaviors was a partial mediator between wisdom, temperance, courage
and justice strengths and moral judgement. In additionally prosocial behaviors
was a full mediators on the relationship between moral judgement and humanity
and transendence strengths.