Thinking Styles and Moral Values in Youth

Abstract

Moral values and thinking styles are two variables that help people in making decisions, solving problems, and in maintaining harmony with each other. We tried to discover how youth perceive moral values, we discovered significant differences between males and females concerning moral values and we discovered significant differences between moral values based on different thinking styles. We used Rockeach Value Survey (1973) and Thinking Styles Inventory by Sternberg and Wagner (1992) to question 118 participants. The conclusions of the study are discussed.