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Posouzení dobrého a zlého člověka: Souvislost se sebepojetím, Rozdíly mezi chlapci a děvčaty

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Title in English An adolescents assessment of
Authors

MACEK Petr TYRLÍK Mojmír

Year of publication 2000
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Československá psychologie
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Field Psychology
Keywords adolescents; moral judgement; self-assessment; good person; bad person
Description This paper includes some results of larger research, which is aimed tothe area of adolescents moral judgement. Sample of 309 adolescents participated on this research. Semantic differential (22 five points scales) was used for assessment of three concepts - "good person", "bad person" and "myself". The aims of this study are these: a) to characterise common semantic space of these three concepts b) to describe assessment of these three concepts c)to look for gender differences regarding these concepts. Results reveal that a common semantic space of three mentioned concepts can be described by three dimensions: morality, social attractiveness and assertiveness. "Good personů is assessed as moral, rather social attractive and assertive. Girls attribute these characteristics to "good person" in higher level than boys. Regarding the assessment of the "bad person", it is not mirrored opposite to the "good person". Girls evaluate the "bad person" beiing significantly more immoral than boys. Hawever, boys sinficantly more than girls see the "bad person" rather assertive. In addition, "bad person" is assessed neutrally in the dimension of social attractiveness. The relationship of adolescent's self/assessment were described too.
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