The Development of Generosity and Moral Cognition across Five Cultures

Autor/inn/en	Cowell, Jason M.; Lee, Kang; Malcolm-Smith, Susan; Selcuk, Bilge; Zhou, Xinyue; Decety, Jean
Titel	The Development of Generosity and Moral Cognition across Five Cultures
Quelle	In: Developmental Science, 20 (2017) 4, (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-7687
DOI	10.1111/desc.12403
Schlagwörter	Moral Values; Cultural Influences; Socioeconomic Status; Executive Function; Affective Behavior; Empathy; Theory of Mind; Value Judgment; Child Behavior; Children; Preadolescents; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Social Cognition; Foreign Countries; Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Analysis; Canada; China; Turkey; South Africa; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Empathie; Werturteil; Child; Kind; Kinder; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Soziale Kognition; Ausland; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kanada; Türkei; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; USA
Abstract	Morality is an evolved aspect of human nature, yet is heavily influenced by cultural environment. This developmental study adopted an integrative approach by combining measures of socioeconomic status (SES), executive function, affective sharing, empathic concern, theory of mind, and moral judgment in predicting sharing behavior in children (N = 999) from the age of 5 to 12 in five large-scale societies: Canada, China, Turkey, South Africa, and the USA. Results demonstrate that age, gender, SES, culture, and social cognitive mechanisms explain over 20% of the variance worldwide in children's resource allocation. These findings are discussed in reference to standard cultural comparisons (individualist/collectivist), as well as the degree of market integration, and highlight continuities and discontinuities in children's generosity across urban contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01