The Investigation to the Role of Personality Factors in Prediction of Moral Development and Altruism in Students of Mohagege Ardebili Uuniversity

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The aim of current study was the prediction of moral development and altruism onthe base of personality factors among students of Mohagege Ardebili University.
In this study, 208 students (120 female, 88 male) were chosen through stratified random sampling were from Mohagege Ardebili University. For gathering information, the NEO personality Inventory (NEO-FFI) and the ''ma'' moral developments Questionnaire were used. The gathered data was analyzed through multiple regression.
The results of regression showed that from five factor on personality, the neuroticism (negatively) and openness (positively) have significant role in prediction of moral development. Also the result showed that only the conscientiousness factor can predict the altruism, significantly.
 

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