ABSTRACT

This study analyzed the associations between adolescents’ motivations for internalizing moral values and perceived parental (both father’s and mother’s) promotion of volitional functioning. Based on the Self-Determination Theory, four types of motivations were analyzed: external and introjected motivations, where compliance with values is experienced as being externally controlled or related to a sense of internal obligation; identified and integrated motivations, where values are authentically internalized into the self. Participants were 789 adolescents (54.5% females; 14–19 years) living in Northern Italy. They were asked to complete the Moral Values Internalization Questionnaire and the Autonomy-Support Scale. Results showed that maternal, but not paternal, promotion of volitional functioning was significantly and positively associated with identified and integrated motivations for internalizing moral values, this regardless of adolescents’ sex and age. Implications for internalization process and parent–adolescent relationships will be discussed.

摘要

本研究分析了青少年将道德价值观内化的动机与父母（父亲和母亲）对意志功能的感知促进之间的关联。基于自我决定理论，分析了四种类型的动机：外部动机和内摄动机，其中对价值观的遵从被体验为外部控制或与内部义务感相关；识别和整合的动机，其中价值被真正地内化到自我中。参与者是居住在意大利北部的 789 名青少年（54.5% 为女性；14-19 岁）。他们被要求完成道德价值观内化问卷和自主支持量表。结果表明，母亲，但不是父亲，促进意志功能与确定和整合道德价值观的内在动机显着正相关，这与青少年的性别和年龄无关。将讨论内化过程和亲子关系的影响。