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Deaf Children's Moral Behavior, Moral Reasoning and Emotion Attribution
1Capital Normal University.
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
|February 5, 2019
Summary
Deaf children may understand moral rules but struggle with prosocial behaviors like sharing. This study highlights differences in sharing and emotion attribution in deaf children compared to hearing peers.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Cognitive Science
- Deaf Studies
Background:
- Moral development is crucial for social integration.
- Understanding cognitive and emotional factors in deaf children's moral development is essential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine moral development in deaf children.
- To compare deaf and hearing children's lying, sharing, moral reasoning, and emotion attribution.
Main Methods:
- Experiment 1: Assessed lying and sharing in deaf children and hearing controls.
- Experiment 2: Investigated moral reasoning and emotion attribution in deaf and hearing children.
Main Results:
- Deaf children shared less than hearing children, but adolescents' sharing was comparable.
- Deaf children did not differ in moral reasoning but showed deficits in attributing emotions in moral contexts.
Conclusions:
- Moral cognition appears sufficient for deaf children to avoid rule-breaking.
- Emotional attribution deficits may hinder prosocial behavior in deaf children.