Early Adolescents' Acceptability of Interventions Influence of Problem Severity, Gender, and Moral Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11670716 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George G Bear (0000-0001-5720-001X, University of Delaware, corresponding author), Michael Stewart (0000-0003-2579-1972, Medford Township School District, Medford, New Jersey) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 191-208 |
| Publication date | 1990-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0272431690102006 |
| OpenAlex | W2016110416 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
The influences of problem severity, gender and moral development on early adolescents' acceptability ratings of disciplinary interventions were examined among 8S seventh graders. Problem severity was defined qualitatively: In two vignettes, two students were portrayed as either talking and getting out of their seats without permission or cheating on tests (more severe problem). Results showed that early adolescents, particularly boys, perceived disciplinary interventions for cheating as more acceptable than interventions for talking and getting out of one's seat. In general, however, girls were more favorable in their acceptability ratings across interventions and problem situations. Both genders tended to view sending transgressors to the principal most favorably and Rogerian counseling least favorably. As predicted, sociomoral reasoning also emerged as a significant variable in the ratings of verbal-mediated interventions for cheating. Given inconsistent findings across previous studies and the complex manner in which multiple variables influence acceptability ratings, caution is warranted in applying research on intervention acceptability to practice
Cheating · Developmental psychology · Discipline · Intervention (counseling · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology
Moral development and behavior
Applied Multivariate Statistics for the Social Sciences
Conceptions of Personal Issues
Preschool Children's Conceptions of Moral and Social Rules
Sex Differences in the Development of Moral Reasoning
On Methods in the Analysis of Profile Data
The development of social knowledge
Conscience, Personality, and Socialization Techniques
Moral Judgment and Behaviour at School
Social Cognitive Influences on Early Adolescents' Decisions to Copy Software in Hypothetical Situations
Prosocial development
Variation in seriousness of transgressions and children's moral and conventional concepts
In a different voice
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |