培养包容性青年:儿童的道德推理预测了包容性取向
Kathryn M Yee1, Kate Luken Raz1, Riley N Sims1
1Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA.
Social psychology of education : an international journal
|August 11, 2025
概括
儿童的道德推理显著增强了包容的态度和行为,特别是关于种族多样性的行为. 较高的道德推理导致对排斥的负面看法,并增加了同情心和与不同同龄人玩的愿望.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 教育心理学教育心理学
背景情况:
- 包容性的态度和行为对于儿童积极的社会发展至关重要.
- 了解促进包容性的机制,特别是在不同的环境中,是必不可少的.
- 跨群体排斥场景为检查儿童发展的道德推理及其社会影响提供了背景.
研究的目的:
- 研究儿童的道德推理与他们的包容性态度和行为之间的关系.
- 为了确定道德推理是否影响在跨群体背景下对排斥,同情和社会偏好的评估.
- 检查一个结构化计划 (发展包容性青年) 在培养包容性的道德推理中的作用.
主要方法:
- 528名三年级到五年级学生的样本参加了发展包容性青年 (DIY) 计划.
- 该计划提供了通过跨组场景和同行讨论进行道德推理的结构化机会.
- 收集了关于儿童道德推理,包容性态度,同情心和社会行为的数据.
主要成果:
- 越来越多地使用道德推理是多项措施中更大的包容性的重要预测因素.
- 具有更高道德推理的孩子对排斥的评价更为负面,对来自不同种族群体的同龄人更有同情心.
- 道德推理与对性别的包容性或态度的期望没有明显的关联;影响在人口统计学中广泛适用.
结论:
- 道德推理是促进童年包容性取向的关键机制,特别是在涉及种族多样性的环境中.
- 专注于结构化的道德推理的干预措施可以增强儿童的同情心,并减少对排斥的负面评价.
- 未来的研究应该探索道德推理与其他因素的相互作用,如视角和群体规范,以进一步支持包容性.
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