同龄人关系如何影响青少年对基于盗窃的道德违规行为的推理
Laura K Soter1, Martha K Berg2, Ethan Kross2
1Department of Philosophy, York University.
Developmental psychology
|November 7, 2024
概括
青少年比远方的同学更不太可能报告亲密朋友的违法行为. 这种倾向会影响他们对自己会做什么的判断,以及他们认为道德上是正确的,涉及到实际和道德上的推理.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 道德心理学道德心理学
- 青少年的社会行为
背景情况:
- 青少年在复杂的社会动态中进行导航,平衡同伴关系与社会对报告不当行为的期望.
- 了解亲密关系如何影响道德判断和行为意图,对于理解青少年决策至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查亲密关系如何影响青少年关于报告违规行为的推理.
- 检查青少年对"会"和"应该"的判断是否受到违规者的关系的影响.
- 探索青少年在做出这些判断时使用的推理类型 (实用,道德,关系).
主要方法:
- 进行了两项研究,共有1153名青少年 (6-9年级) 参与其中.
- 参与者考虑报告由亲密的朋友犯下的假设盗窃,而不是远方的同学.
- 对参与者对他们的判断的解释进行了定性分析.
主要成果:
- 青少年不太愿意报告亲密朋友犯下的违法行为,而不是远方的同学,无论盗窃的严重程度如何.
- 亲密的关系更强烈地影响了青少年"会"做什么的判断,而不是他们"道德上应该"做什么.
- 推理经常涉及实际结果,道德和关系,根据关系和判断类型的变化.
结论:
- 亲密关系显著塑造了青少年关于同龄人的违规行为及其道德判断的推理.
- 在这些背景下,青少年的决策整合了实际和道德方面的考虑.
- 研究结果强调了青春期社会纽带和道德决策之间的相互作用.
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