Do Moral Choices Make Us Feel Good? The Development of Adolescents' Emotions Following Moral Decision Making

Autor/inn/en	Malti, Tina; Keller, Monika; Buchmann, Marlis
Titel	Do Moral Choices Make Us Feel Good? The Development of Adolescents' Emotions Following Moral Decision Making
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Adolescence, 23 (2013) 2, S.389-397 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1050-8392
DOI	10.1111/jora.12005
Schlagwörter	Moral Values; Decision Making; Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Longitudinal Studies; Psychological Patterns; Adolescent Attitudes; French; German; Translation; Questionnaires; Social Development; Parent Attitudes; Socioeconomic Status; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; Gender Differences; Switzerland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ausland; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Französisch; Deutscher; Fragebogen; Soziale Entwicklung; Elternverhalten; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schweiz
Abstract	Some people believe that making the morally right decision makes people feel good. However, until now, there has been no empirical evidence in support of this belief. In a representative two-wave longitudinal study of 995 15-year-old adolescents followed for 3 years (until the age of 18) in Switzerland, adolescents were asked about their decisions and emotions following hypothetical dilemmas involving moral obligations versus self-interest. Adolescents predominantly made moral decisions and reported feeling good following these decisions. With age, participants reported more positive emotions following moral decisions. A small number of adolescents made selfish decisions and reported feeling good following these decisions. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10