Principled moral judgment, as measured by Rest's (1974) P-score, was not significantly associated with Purpose-in-Life Test scores but was significantly associated with placement at higher priority of the Rokeach Survey values of Mature Love and being Capable, Imaginative, and Logical and with placement at lower priority of a World at Peace and being Clean, Obedient, and Polite. The P-score was not significantly related to being Broadminded, Courageous, Forgiving, Helpful, Loving, or Responsible, suggesting that compassion is not a necessary consequence of principled moral reasoning. Subjects were 51 college men and 48 women.
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