The Attainment Of Adolescent Moral Judgment Viewed From Moral Dilemma With Applying Psychological Indigenous Approach

Research Article
Menanti A., Psi S and Murad A
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2017.0810.1021
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Adolescent, Dilemma Moral, Moral Judgment, Indigenous Psychology, Interdependent-Selfconstrual
Abstract: 

The purpose of this research is to present research results on the attainment of adolescent moral judgment in some cities of Indonesia. Based on those data, the happened moral dilemma toward adolescents is studied by applying indigenous psychology approach, which in this sense is represented by adolescent’s self-interdependent cultural orientation. The subject of research is assumed oriented to self-interdependent rather than self-independent. This research is literature research on the postgraduate and doctoral student’s research findings from 1982 to 2014, which amount to nine quantitative research and one qualitative research findings. Results of research showed that adolescent’s moral judgment attainment was averagely on the conventional level of moral judgment. Meanwhile, adolescent age should have attained post-conventional level of moral judgment.