Iranian Journal of Educational Research

en The Relationship between Personality Structures and Moral Development: Mediating Role of Mind Reading in the Students of Farhangian University of Kerman Educational Psychology پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;">Objective: The present investigation was conducted with the objective of exploring the relationship between personality structures, as conceptualized by the neo-approach, and moral development, taking into consideration the mediating role of mind reading. Methods: The research design employed a correlational method. The target population consisted of students enrolled at Farhangian University of Kerman in 2023. A sample size of 350 students was randomly selected using the random sampling technique. The research instruments employed in this study included the NEO-SF questionnaire, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and Lotfabadi's Moral Development Scale. Data analysis was performed using SPSS-19 and AMOS software. Results: The findings derived from path analysis demonstrated that the modified model, after the exclusion of non-significant paths, exhibited a satisfactory fit. Furthermore, the results indicated that the dimensions of mind reading ability significantly mediated the relationship between personality traits and moral development. Conclusions: Based on the outcomes of this investigation, it is recommended to incorporate the teaching of emotional understanding and mind reading skills as a means of enhancing moral development.</div> Personality structures, Moral development, Mind reading, University students 77 87 http://ijer.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-122-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mohammad Esmaeilzadeh mohammad136434@gmail.com 0000-0000-0000-0000 No PhD student in educational psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Kerman branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran Hamdollah Manzari Tavakoli mohammad1364341@gmail.com 0000-0000-0000-0000 Yes Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran Mitra Kamyabi mohammad1364342@gmail.com 0000-0000-0000-0000 No Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran Amanollah Soltani mohammad1364343@gmail.com 0000-0000-0000-0000 No Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran