Peculiarities of the relationship of a motivational-volitional component with moral choice orientation and the level of a person''s moral development
The article presents the results of the theoretical and empirical research on the peculiarities of the relationship of a motivational-volitional component with moral choice orientation and the level of moral development, the research being aimed to find opportunities for optimizing volitional regulation of moral choice. The conducted theoretical analysis showed that the volitional component played a significant role in making moral choice. The author defines the following moral choice conditions: self-limiting, high criticism of thinking, self-control, firm life philosophy, formedness of a subjective attitude. The author marks out types of will in relation to consequences of their implementation, areas of motivation structure of moral choice, moral functioning type depending on the source of motivation (intrinsic or extrinsic). The author used a complex study method including observation, conversation, as well as the method "Friend-Advisor-2" proposed by E.K. Veselova and S.A. Chernyaeva, mathematical and statistical methods, which allowed of determining the authenticity of the results obtained. The obtained results indicate a negative impact of unmotivated decisions on a person's moral development. Volitional decisions based on extrinsic motivation are not always positive in terms of moral; nevertheless, they have a significant positive impact on moral development. Positive moral choices are made primarily due to intrinsic motivation based on conscience. The author grounded a necessity to follow both internal and external motives when making moral choice and decisions.