<p>The objective of this research article is to evaluate the role of parental moral socialization in predicting moral identity, moral disengagement, and social responsibility. The study also aims to examine the role of moral identity in relation to moral socialization and social responsibility; and social responsibility in mediating the relationship between moral socialization and moral disengagement.504 emerging adults aged (18–25) were administered self-report measures of perceived moral socialization, moral identity, social responsibility, moral disengagement. Structural equation modelling with AMOS 24 was used to examine the relationship among the variables. Findings Moral socialization predicted moral identity during emerging adulthood in the structural equation models. Moral identity accounted for indirecteffects of moral socialization on social responsibility; and social responsibility accounted for the indirect effects of moral socialization on moral disengagement. However, the direct effect from moral socialization to moral disengagement turned out to be insignificant<b>.</b> The results indicate that the moral socialization practices have a positive influence on youth. Moreover, when moral socialization leads to the cultivation of social responsibility; it negatively predicts moral disengagement. The study underscores the role of the relatively understudied moral socialization practices in youth development and have implications for youth-development programs that focus on parent training approach as a means to facilitate positive character building in youth. The study is among the foremost study in India to explore the parental influences on the development of social responsibility in youth.</p>