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Aggression and moral development: integrating social information processing and moral domain models.

William F Arsenio1, Elizabeth A Lemerise

  • 1Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. warsenio@aecom.yu.edu

Child Development
|July 21, 2004
PubMed
Summary

This study integrates social information processing and moral domain theories to explain aggressive behavior. It proposes a unified model where moral domain theory defines moral structures, and social information processing explains their application in peer interactions.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Moral Psychology

Background:

  • Social information processing (SIP) and moral domain theories (MDT) have independently studied aggression and victimization.
  • Both theories emphasize social cognitive processes in understanding morally relevant behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To integrate SIP and MDT into a coherent model.
  • To delineate the distinct but complementary roles of latent mental structures and online processing.

Main Methods:

  • Selective literature review and theoretical integration.
  • Application of Crick and Dodge's (1994) distinction between latent structures and online processing.

Main Results:

  • MDT is relevant for underlying moral structures (nature and boundaries of morality).

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  • SIP model explains the online processing of social information during peer interactions.
  • Integration highlights how moral structures are applied in real-time social contexts.

    • Conclusions:

    • A unified model enhances understanding of aggression and victimization.
    • Distinguishing between latent moral structures and online processing is key to integration.
    • This integrated approach offers a more comprehensive framework for studying social-cognitive-moral development.