ABSTRACT
Morality is essential to society, but it varies from person to person, with some students behaving in a friendly and positive manner and others behaving in a negative manner. There are many factors that influence moral performance, but middle school students spend more time at school and at home, so parenting styles during middle school may make a significant contribution, and whether or not they experience bullying at school may also influence moral behavior. Therefore, this study used the Parental Bounding Instrument (PBI) and the Delaware Bullying Instrument (DBVS-S) to conduct a study on the correlation between morality and parenting style/bullying encounters. According to the study, parenting relationships were found to have a significant effect on morality. The study focused on the control component of parenting styles and found that maternal control led to higher morality, while paternal control did the opposite. However, no significant association between bullying encounters and morality was found in this study, so the present study cannot rule out the effects of bullying encounters.
