Moral Development and Wisdom: The Mediating Role of Moral Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence

Introduction: The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between moral development and wisdom through the mediation of moral intelligence and emotional intelligence. Material and Methods: The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population included students of the University of Jyväskylä in the year ۲۰۲۴. A sample of ۱۲۰ students was selected using a multi-stage cluster random method. The measurement tools included Webster's Self-Esteem Questionnaire (۲۰۰۷), Schering's Emotional Intelligence (۱۹۹۹), Lennick and Keel's Moral Intelligence (۲۰۰۵), and Graham's Moral Foundations (۲۰۰۷). The structural equation modeling method and Amos۲۳ and SPSS۲۲ software were used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that the conceptual model of the study had an appropriate fit. Examining the coefficients of the effects of the research variables on each other, it seemed that moral development had a direct standardized effect coefficient of ۰.۵۳ on intelligence. Also, the standardized effect coefficients of moral development on moral intelligence were ۰.۵۱, moral development on emotional intelligence were ۰.۱۱, moral intelligence on intelligence were ۰.۳۲, and emotional intelligence on intelligence were ۰.۲۱. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, attention to effective moral variables and appropriate moral education on the one hand, and the promotion of emotional intelligence and attention to social and individual well-being resulting from the proper functioning of this intelligence in individuals on the other hand, are essential for the development of various areas of human wisdom.

Keywords:

Moral development , Wisdom , Moral intelligence , Emotional intelligence