%0 Journal Article %T Personality and Morality: Role of the Big Five Personality Traits in Predicting the Four Components of Moral Decision Making %J International Journal of Behavioral Sciences %I Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences %Z 2322-1194 %A Abbasi-Asl, Roya %A Hashemi, Soheila %D 2019 %\ 11/01/2019 %V 13 %N 3 %P 123-128 %! Personality and Morality: Role of the Big Five Personality Traits in Predicting the Four Components of Moral Decision Making %K Keywords: personality traits %K Moral sensitivity %K Moral Reasoning %K moral identity %K Moral Courage %R %X Abstract Introduction: The aim of the present study was to investigate the predicting role of the big five personality traits in the four components of moral decision-making.  Method: The population of this descriptive-correlation study included all the students in the University of Mazandaran. The participants were 384 students selected by stratified random sampling. In order to collect data, the Mini-IPIP, Ethical Sensitivity Scale, DIT-2, Moral Identity Questionnaire and the Moral Courage Scale were used. The data were analyzed by SPSS-24. Results: According to the results of this study, neuroticism was a negative significant predictor of moral identity and moral courage, extraversion was a negative significant predictor of moral identity, openness was a positive significant predictor of moral identity, agreeableness was a positive significant predictor of moral sensitivity and moral identity and conscientiousness were a positive significant predictor of moral identity, and moral courage. Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, it can be stated that different personality traits can predict different aspects of moral decision making. %U https://www.behavsci.ir/article_100375_cf900142dc26494543ef9b2d6228e374.pdf