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Moral reasoning in dental hygiene students
Author(s) -
Newell KJ,
Young LJ,
Yamoor CM
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.1985.49.2.tb01857.x
Subject(s) - normative , dental hygiene , psychology , aptitude , cognition , moral reasoning , oral hygiene , test (biology) , defining issues test , cognitive style , medical education , clinical psychology , social psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , dentistry , psychiatry , epistemology , biology , philosophy , paleontology
Sixty‐five students participated in a study designed to identify the level of moral reasoning of dental hygiene students. Comparisons were made with typical college students and a normative group composed of individuals representing a cross‐section of ages and educational levels. The relationships among level of moral reasoning and clinical performance, other selected academic measures, and cognitive style were also assessed. The results indicated that post‐certificate dental hygiene students reasoned about moral dilemmas at a higher level than the normative group and at the same level as the college student group. In addition, clinical performance, National Board Dental Hygiene Examination scores, Dental Hygiene Aptitude Test (reading scores), high school rank, and cognitive style correlated positively with level of moral reasoning and specific stages of moral development for postcertificate students.