An experiment on the effect of ethical behavior and leadership role in social tuning

Date of Publication

2017

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology

Subject Categories

Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Defense Panel Member

Gerald Penaranda

Abstract/Summary

Social tuning , as a psychological concept, exists within humans' daily interaction that reflects their adjustment within their community or surroundings that may either be positive or negative as they may deem it. As per leadership, an authoritative and influential figure that embodies a social group comes as a source of adjusting one's views to fit to its members. This study will contribute to the understanding of ethical leadership, as well as the social role of a person in a social situation. The impetus for the study is the shared reality theory by Hardin and Higgins (1996). An experiment was conducted on a sample of 120 undergraduate students of De La Salle University in following a 2 x 2 between-subjects factorial design, where factor 1 is behavior (ethical versus unethical and factor 2 is social role (leader versus peer). The social tuning of the subjects to a confederate in the study is the dependent variable. 30 participants have undergone each of the four conditions. As a result of the experiment, there was a significant main effect of the social role variable while for ethical behavior, social tuning does not significantly differ regardless of the leadership style imposed. Due to very little differences in mean scores, there seem to be no interaction effect among both independent variables.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU21288

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

v, 63 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Keywords

Social acceptance; Social interaction in youth-- Philippines; Leadership in adolescents-- Philippines

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