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Children's Evaluations of Individually and Structurally Based Inequalities: The Role of Status
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Rizzo, Michael T.; Killen, Melanie – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Social inequalities limit important opportunities and resources for members of marginalized and disadvantaged groups. Understanding the origins of how children construct their understanding of social inequalities in the context of their everyday peer interactions has the potential to yield novel insights into when--and how--individuals respond to…
Descriptors: Status, Justice, Disadvantaged, Children
Heterogeneity in Children's Developing Moral Judgments about Different Types of Harm
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Smetana, Judith G.; Ball, Courtney L. – Developmental Psychology, 2019
The patterning of 160 U.S. 4- to 9-year-olds' (M = 6.23 years, SD = 1.46) moral judgments regarding physical harm, psychological harm, and unfair resource distribution transgressions were examined in separate latent profile analyses. Judgments regarding physical harm yielded a single Prototypical profile, where transgressions were judged as very…
Descriptors: Children, Moral Values, Moral Development, Safety
Culturally Shared and Unique Meanings and Expressions of Maternal Control across Four Cultures
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Cho, Hyun Su; Cheah, Charissa S. L.; Vu, Kathy T. T.; Selçuk, Bilge; Yavuz, H. Melis; Sen, Hilal H.; Park, Seong-Yeon – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Maternal control is a major dimension of parenting and has different meanings, practices, and potential consequences across cultures. The present study aimed to identify and compare mothers' conceptualizations of parenting control across four cultures to reveal a more nuanced understanding regarding the meaning and practices of control: European…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Immigrants
Reciprocal Associations between Young Children's Developing Moral Judgments and Theory of Mind
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Smetana, Judith G.; Jambon, Marc; Conry-Murray, Clare; Sturge-Apple, Melissa L. – Developmental Psychology, 2012
Associations between young children's developing theory of mind (ToM) and judgments of prototypical moral transgressions were examined 3 times across 1 year in 70 American middle class 2.5- to 4-year-olds. Separate path models controlling for cross-time stability in judgments, within-time associations, and children's age at Wave 1 indicated that…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Middle Class, Theory of Mind, Path Analysis
Children's Conscience during Toddler and Preschool Years, Moral Self, and a Competent, Adaptive Developmental Trajectory
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Kochanska, Grazyna; Koenig, Jamie L.; Barry, Robin A.; Kim, Sanghag; Yoon, Jeung Eun – Developmental Psychology, 2010
We investigated whether children's robust conscience, formed during early family socialization, promotes their future adaptive and competent functioning in expanded ecologies. We assessed two dimensions of conscience in young children (N = 100) at 25, 38, and 52 months in scripted laboratory contexts: internalization of their mothers' and fathers'…
Descriptors: Socialization, Antisocial Behavior, Toddlers, Moral Values
Classics in Developmental Psychology: Historical Persons and Studies of Common Textbook References
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Borstelmann, L. J. – Developmental Psychology, 1974
Reports the results of a survey of current textbooks in developmental psychology for common citation of pre-1940 publications. The historical significance of the contributions of individual persons and landmark studies are discussed. (SDH)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology
What Do Children Feel Guilty About? Developmental and Gender Differences.
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Williams, Christopher; Bybee, Jane – Developmental Psychology, 1994
Examined students' self-descriptions of situations, individuals, and incidents that evoked feelings of guilt to determine developmental and gender differences in guilt. Content analysis revealed changes in percentage of students at three grade levels who spontaneously mentioned a situation as guilt producing. Striking and distinctive patterns in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes