The warm glow of kindness
Developmental insight into children’s moral pride across cultures and its associations with prosocial behavior
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9787750 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanna Peplak (0000-0001-5075-6162, University of Toronto, corresponding author), Beatrice Bobba (0000-0003-3653-4197, University of Bologna), Mari Hasegawa (0000-0001-5935-9294, Tohoku University), Simona Carla Silvia Caravita (0000-0003-3108-1512, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Tina Malti (0000-0001-8241-1230, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 2320-2332 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/dev0001613 |
| PMID | 37732999 |
| OpenAlex | W4386909845 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 31 |
Moral pride is a key component of virtue development. This study provides developmental insight into children's moral pride across cultures, and the potential for moral pride to underlie prosocial behavior. Participants included children and adolescents ages 6, 9, and 12 years from Canada ( n = 186; 50% girls; ethnically diverse sample), Japan ( n = 180; 48% girls), and a subsample from Italy ( n = 86; 54% girls), as well as their primary caregivers or teachers. Moral pride was measured using a vignette procedure wherein children reported their emotions, emotion intensities, and reasoning following moral actions (harm omission and prosocial contexts). Global prosocial behavior was assessed via caregiver reports. Results revealed that moral pride increased from 6 to 9 years of age in Japanese and Canadian children (some similar trends were found in the Italian subsample) and that Canadian children reported stronger feelings of moral pride than Japanese children (Italian children's moral pride intensities were akin to those of Canadian children). Moral pride was positively associated with global prosocial behavior in Japanese children (and marginally in Italian children) but not in the Canadian children. These novel findings showcase the role of culture in shaping children's moral pride, and the potential for this moral emotion to reinforce children's commitment to prosocial action in childhood and early adolescence. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Developmental psychology · Moral development · Moral reasoning · Pride · Prosocial behavior · Socialization · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Norms for experiencing emotions in different cultures
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |