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dc.contributor.advisorQuinn, Brandy
dc.contributor.authorLedbetter, Jessica L.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-28T15:51:23Z
dc.date.available2021-06-28T15:51:23Z
dc.date.created2021-05en_US
dc.date.issued2021-05en_US
dc.identifieraleph-7150568
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/47447
dc.description.abstractStudent misconduct continues to trouble institutions, negatively affecting institutional mission fulfillment. Although student codes of conduct and related processes exist to establish standards and address behavioral concerns, little research has proactively explored what characteristics impact student moral behavior intentions and understanding, and how these characteristics influence student perceptions of these code practices. This dissertation investigates the extent to which student moral mindset, moral identity internalization and symbolization, and the interaction of internalization and symbolization predict (a) moral behavior intentions toward common areas of student misconduct, (b) communal consciousness in making moral behavior decisions, and (c) student code of conduct perspectives. Through a conditional process model analysis (Hayes, 2013), the findings of this study indicate that moral identity internalization is a key mediator between student moral mindset and both moral behavior intentionality and communal consciousness outcomes. In some cases, moral identity symbolization moderated the impact of internalization on the moral behavior outcomes investigated. Patterns for intended substance use outcomes differed substantially from those found for the other behavioral intent variables explored. Similarly, moral identity internalization mediated the relationship between student moral mindset and student consideration of code of conduct policies in behavior decisions, yet no such association emerged for how students evaluate the code of conduct. These findings provide a foundation for further research and theory in this area. Practically, higher education administrators can use these results to engage creative solutions and programming across the curriculum, both inside and outside the classroom, to help prevent student misconduct before it begins.
dc.format.mediumFormat: Onlineen_US
dc.subjectMoral behavioren_US
dc.subjectMoral identityen_US
dc.subjectMoral mindseten_US
dc.subjectSocial responsibilityen_US
dc.subjectStudent conducten_US
dc.subjectSubstance useen_US
dc.titleMoral Identity, Implicit Theory, and Moral Behavior: Untangling the Web of Connected Characteristics in Student Conducten_US
dc.typeTexten_US
etd.degree.departmentCollege of Education
etd.degree.levelDoctoral
local.collegeCollege of Education
local.departmentEducation
local.academicunitSchool of Education
dc.type.genreDissertation
local.subjectareaEducation
local.committeemembersCommittee Members: Angie Taylor, Kathy Cavins-Tull, Don Mills
etd.degree.nameDoctor of Education
etd.degree.grantorTexas Christian University


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