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Middle childhood development in personal values
Ella Daniel1, Kinneret Misgav1, Anat Chomsky1
1Department of School Counseling and Special Education, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Journal of Personality
|September 27, 2023
Summary
Children aged 7 and older show stable values, with changes aligning with growth and protection needs. This longitudinal study reveals developmental patterns in children's core aspirations.
Area of Science:
- Developmental psychology
- Personality science
- Childhood studies
Background:
- Values are foundational personality aspects guiding aspirations.
- While values are recognized in middle childhood, their individual developmental trajectories remain under-explored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To longitudinally examine value development and stability in middle childhood.
- To understand how children's core aspirations evolve over time.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study of 298 children (mean age 7 years, 3 months) over four annual assessments.
- Latent growth curve modeling to analyze value change patterns.
Main Results:
- Value stability increased with age and decreased with longer time intervals.
- Children's value hierarchies showed similarities to adolescents and adults.
- Openness to change and self-transcendence values increased, while conservation and self-enhancement values decreased.
- Value structure became more differentiated with age.
Conclusions:
- Middle childhood is a period where children demonstrate stable values and coherent developmental changes.
- Children prioritize growth-related values (openness) and decrease focus on protective values (conservation).
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