ARTICLE
2026 Vol 5 · No 2
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THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MORAL REASONING AND ANXIETY DISORDERS IN YOUTH
СВЯЗЬ МЕЖДУ МОРАЛЬНЫМ МЫШЛЕНИЕМ И ТРЕВОЖНЫМИ РАССТРОЙСТВАМИ У МОЛОДЁЖИ | YOSHLARDA AXLOQIY MULOHAZA VA XAVOTIR BUZILISHLARI O'RTASIDAGI BOG'LIQLIK
Research Focus International Scientific Journal, 5(2), 168–172 · ISSN 2181-3833
Annotatsiya
This article examines the complex interrelations between moral reasoning and anxiety disorders in youth, situating the discussion within developmental, cognitive-affective, and psychosocial frameworks. Adolescence represents a formative period during which moral cognition and emotional regulation mature concurrently, influenced by social contexts, neural development, and psychopathological vulnerabilities. This paper synthesizes evidence from moral development theory (Kohlberg, Piaget), affective neuroscience, and clinical research on anxiety disorders among adolescents, with a special focus on mechanisms linking moral judgment, stress responses, self-evaluation, and maladaptive anxiety. Empirical findings suggest that higher level moral reasoning can buffer emotional distress under normative social pressures but may also exacerbate anxiety in contexts of moral conflict, social evaluation, or perceived moral failure. Implications for early intervention, educational policy, and future research directions are discussed.
Kalit so‘zlar
moral reasoninganxiety disordersadolescentsemotional regulationdevelopmental psychopathologysocial cognition
Iqtibos keltirish
Xalikulova Fazilat Toshboltayevna (2026). THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MORAL REASONING AND ANXIETY DISORDERS IN YOUTH. Research Focus International Scientific Journal, 5(2), 168–172. https://doi.org/10.66073/researchfocus.v5i2.2048