This study examined the relationship between motivational orientation, as characterized by Maslow (1970), and moral judgment, as conceptualized by Kohlberg (1973). The results indicated, as predicted, that esteem-oriented persons had significantly higher moral maturity scores than did safety-oriented individuals of a group of 110 male undergraduates, aged 18 to 25 yr.
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