Approval Sheet Moral Agency in Personal and Intergenerational Narratives of Transgression Público

Abstract

Abstract
Moral Agency in Personal and Intergenerational Narratives of Transgression
Moral agency is the ability to understand one's moral experiences as based in
goals, values, and beliefs, prompting actions with ramifications (Pasupathi & Wainryb,
2010a). Narrative is a tool for construction of moral agency; yet narrating transgression
experiences is particularly challenging to a sense of self as moral, and therefore may
provide opportunities for positive self-growth. Narrative abilities are formed in
sociocultural environments which shape personal narratives and expose developing
individuals to others' narratives. Because parents are actively engaged in socializing
children's behavior and values, intergenerational narratives that parents tell about their
own young experiences may hold a unique position as models of both narrative skill and
moral agency. Thus, personal and intergenerational narratives of transgression from 74
emerging adult participants were examined. To measure moral agency, narratives were
coded for commitment to moral obligations, intentionality in actions of transgression, and
acknowledgement of wrongdoing/resolution. There were no differences between personal
and intergenerational narratives on any dimension of moral agency or by gender.
Intentionality in personal narratives was positively related to that of paternal narratives.
Acknowledgement in personal narratives was positively related to that of maternal
narratives. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

Moral Agency in Personal and Intergenerational Narratives of Transgression
B. S., Spring Hill College, 2008
Advisor: Robyn Fivush, Ph.D.
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the
James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies of Emory University
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Arts in psychology
2012

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….....1
Method…………………………………………………………………………………..14
Results………………………………………………………………………………...…18
Discussion…………………………………………………………………………….....21
References……………………………………………………………………………....28
Table 1…………………………………………………………………………………..34
Table 2…………………………………………………………………………………..36
Table 3…………………………………………………………………………………..37
Table 4…………………………………………………………………………………..38
Figure 1…………………………………………………………………………………39
Appendix…………………………………………………………………………….….40

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School	Laney Graduate School
Department	Psychology
Degree	MA
Submission	Master's Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Psychology, Developmental
Palabra Clave	meaning narrative morality autobiographical memory
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Fivush, Robyn, Emory University
Committee Members	Duke, Marshall P, Emory University Rochat, Philippe, Emory University

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