MORAL DEVELOPMENT, COURTSHIP VIOLENCE AND SEX ROLES IN RELATIONSHIPS OF ADOLESCENTS.
Contributors: Oklahoma State University.
Published: 1989
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Psychology, Social.
Description: Scope and method of study. One hundred fifty-seven subjects ages 14 through 18 years of age were given three instruments to complete: The Conflict Tactic Scale, BEM Inventory and Defining Issues Test in order to evaluate hypotheses attempting to suggest that a relationship existed between the variables. Subjects were given the instruments in a group setting and responded individually.

Findings and conclusions. Pearson correlation was done to determine if there was a significant relationship between androgynous sex roles and verbal reasoning directed towards friends, r = $-.20$, p $<$.02. A significant relationship was also found between the androgynous scores and verbal reasoning within the individual, r = $-.28$, p = $<$.001.

A multiple regression analysis was calculated to determine the separate and multiple contributions of moral reasoning and sex roles in predicting conflict tactics. This analysis revealed that the DIT and the masculinity, femininity and androgynous subscales of the BEM can significantly predict verbal reasoning tactics, F = 2.90, p $<$.05. However, these variables accounted for only 7% of the variance (multiple R =.27). Regression analysis also showed the reasoning tactics for individuals can be significantly predicted by DIT and the three BEM subscales, F = 4.83, p $<$.01. In this analysis, the three variables accounted for 11% of the variance (Multiple R =.34).
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-10, Section: B, page: 4457.

Thesis (PH.D.)--OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, 1989.

School code: 0664.