Children's moral motivation, sympathy, and prosocial behavior (2009)
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Abstract
Two studies the role of children's moral motivation and sympathy in prosocial behavior. 1 investigated Study measured behavior and Moral motivation was other-reported prosocial self- and other-reported sympathy. assessed by emotion attributions and moral reasoning following hypothetical transgressions in a representa? tive of Swiss children (N = 1,273). Prosocial behavior increased with increas? longitudinal sample 6-year-old if children low moral motivation. Moral motivation were ing sympathy, especially displayed and sympathy also independently related to prosocial behavior. Study 2 extended the findings of Study 1 with a second lon? of Swiss children measures behavior, gitudinal sample 6-year-old (N = 175) using supplementary of prosocial and moral motivation. The results are discussed in regard to the precursors of the moral self in sympathy, childhood.
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Malti, T., Gummerum, M., Keller, M., & Buchmann, M. (2009). Children's moral motivation, sympathy, and prosocial behavior. Child Development, 80, 442-460. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01271.x (Full text)