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title

THE MORAL VALUE AND SELF-REGULATION OF RELATIONAL GOALS

author

Jenkins, Alicia Beth

abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine a new theoretical phenomenon that we call "moral potency," its connection to relational roles and relational goals, and the subsequent effect on self-regulation in relationships. Moral potency is defined as the product of the centrality of a goal to fulfilling the associated role and the moral value of the role. We propose that relational goals will have a higher degree of moral potency than non-relational goals, and that this increased moral potency will lead to greater self-regulatory success. Results showed that relational goals did have a higher degree of moral potency and show greater self-regulatory success, but this success is not a result of moral potency. Implications for future research within the identity, relationship, and moral literature are discussed.

subject

Goals

Identity

Moral

Relationships

Roles

Self-Regulation

contributor

Kammrath, Lara K (committee chair)

Furr, R. Michael (committee member)

Massicampo, E.J. (committee member)

Canevello, Amy (committee member)

date

2013-06-06T21:19:37Z (accessioned)

2013-06-06T21:19:37Z (available)

2013 (issued)

degree

Psychology (discipline)

identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/38570 (uri)

language

en (iso)

publisher

Wake Forest University

type

Thesis