The Nature of Responsibility: Children's Understanding of "Your Job.".

Warton, Pamela M.; Goodnow, Jacqueline J.

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Nature of Responsibility: Children's Understanding of "Your Job."

Warton, Pamela M.; Goodnow, Jacqueline J.

Child Development, v62 n1 p156-65 Feb 1991

Three principles of work distribution were considered: (1) direct cause; (2) self-regulation; and (3) continuing responsibility. Children of 8, 11, and 14 years of age performed a job sorting task and commented on the fairness of work arrangements in vignettes. Results showed a differential development for the three principles rather than a unitary sense of responsibility. (BC)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Standards, Child Responsibility, Children, Foreign Countries, Helping Relationship, Housework, Moral Development, Prosocial Behavior, Rewards, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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