Adolescents’ Social and Moral Reasoning of Family Loyalty Violations

Year 2023, Volume: 24 Issue: 3, 760 - 775, 04.12.2023

Buse Gönül

https://doi.org/10.17494/ogusbd.1351074

Abstract

This study examined adolescents’ perspectives on family loyalty and their social and moral reasoning about family loyalty violations. The research included 62 adolescents aged 13 to 17 (Mage = 14.89, SD = 1.08) residing in Ankara. Participants attended structured one-on-one interviews, and answered questions about three stories in which family loyalty was violated. These stories involved the distribution of family resources and opportunities, emotional and psychological support, and family privacy. Participants’ acceptability evaluations for each story were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA, indicating that adolescents were more likely to accept a situation where family privacy was not maintained compared to other situations. Responses provided to each story were analyzed separately through thematic analysis to understand the justifications behind participants' evaluations. The findings revealed that participants provided diverse justifications based on context, sometimes prioritizing their own interests, while in other cases, giving priority to moral and social concerns to protect the well-being of the family group.

Keywords

Family Loyalty, Moral Reasoning, Adolescence

Aile Sadakatinin İhlal Edildiği Durumlarda Ergenlerin Sosyal ve Ahlaki Muhakemeleri

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, ergenlik döneminde çocukların aile sadakatine bakış açılarını ve aile sadakatinin ihlal edildiği durumlarda ergenlerin sosyal ve ahlaki muhakemelerini incelenmiştir. Araştırmaya, Ankara’da yaşayan 13-17 yaşları (Ort. yaş = 14.69, SS = 1.08) arasındaki 62 ergen katılmıştır. Katılımcılar, yapılandırılmış birebir görüşmelere katılarak aile sadakatinin ihlal edildiği üç hikayedeki sorulara yanıt vermişlerdir. Bu hikayeler; aile kaynaklarının ve fırsatların dağılımı, duygusal ve psikolojik destek ile aile gizliliğini içermiştir. Katılımcıların her bir hikâye için yaptıkları değerlendirmeler tekrar faktörlü ANOVA analizi ile incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar katılımcıların aile gizliliğini korumadığı bir durumu diğer durumlara oranla daha fazla kabul ettikleri göstermiştir. Katılımcıların değerlendirmeleri ardındaki gerekçelendirmelerini anlamak üzere her hikâyeye verilen yanıtlar ayrı tema analizleri ile ele alınmıştır. İçerikler, katılımcıların bağlama göre çeşitlenen gerekçelendirmeler yaptığını, bazen kendi çıkarlarını koruma motivasyonunda olurken, bazı durumlarda aile grubunun iyiliğine ahlaki ve sosyal kaygılarla öncelik vermişlerdir.

Keywords

Ahlaki Muhakeme, Ergenlik, Aile Sadakati

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