Adolescent sensitivity towards moral values

Abstract

This is a study carried out among female adolescents to examine their sensitivity to moral values. Throughout the study, the moral values are examined from the point of view of Christian morality. The values examined are; Religion, Justice, Truth, Respect for Fellow Man and Chastity. These encompass Christian morality which is based on the greatest commandment of love. The study has two major divisions; Section I examines the respondents' social background and the immediate influences exerted on them through different categories of people who interact with them. Section II is the actual study of the adolescents' sensitivity to the moral values under study. Feed-back for their sensitivity was elicited through projection tests presented through stories having three or four characters possessing a scaled sensitivity to the value being examined. The respondents were asked to give their preferences to the characters. The results were then examined.