An assessment of when moral stories promote children’s honesty
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15029482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xiao Pan Ding (0000-0003-0836-9577, National University of Singapore, corresponding author), Joey Kei Teng Cheng (0000-0003-3971-0627, National University of Singapore), Qiqi Cheng (0000-0002-2295-330X, Duke-NUS Medical School), Gail D Heyman (0000-0001-7764-3205, University of California San Diego) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 292-301 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Applied Developmental Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1088-8691 • E-ISSN: 1532-480X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10888691.2023.2195182 |
| OpenAlex | W4361272420 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 48 |
Stories are widely used around the world to try to teach children moral lessons. However, it is often difficult for children to figure out how lessons from stories can be applied to real-life settings. In the present research, we tested whether encouraging children to be like the protagonists helps explain the success of positive moral stories (i.e., emphasizing positive consequence of truth-telling) in promoting honesty. Participants were 3- to 6-year-old children (N = 383), and honesty was operationalized in terms of truthful admission to cheating in the Temptation Resistance Paradigm (TRP). The results showed that stories were only effective at promoting honesty among young children when they were encouraged to try being like the protagonist in positive moral stories. Theoretical implications for moral development and practical implications for moral education are discussed
Cheating · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Honesty · Moral development · Moral disengagement · Moral reasoning · Operationalization · Social cognitive theory of morality · Temptation · Child and Animal Learning Development · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Values and Moral Education
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| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |