Moral component of identity and psychological well-being
- DOI
- 10.5922/vestnikpsy-2025-4-8
- Pages
- 80-88
Abstract
The influence of personality traits, values, and moral attitudes on the level of an individual’s psychological well-being represents a relevant and promising topic, significant for addressing both fundamental and applied tasks across an interdisciplinary spectrum. Foreign studies confirm the connection between psychological well-being, indicators of mental health, and the level of moral development, which is reflected in prosocial behavior. However, both in international and domestic scientific circles, there is a lack of research dedicated to the relationship between the substantive components of identity and the integrity of identity structure with psychological well-being and mental health. The aim of the study is to test the hypothesis regarding the relationship of psychological well-being with moral identity and the identity stability index, as well as to examine the relationship of moral identity with anxiety and depression as indicators of mental health. Hypotheses were tested using standardized methods on a sample of 127 participants, followed by a correlation analysis of the obtained data. The results, which showed a significant positive correlation between psychological well-being, moral identity, and the identity stability index, may serve as a basis for further research in the field of moral development, as well as for the development of practical recommendations.