The Development of Intent-Based Moral Judgment and Moral Behavior in the Context of Indirect Reciprocity: A Cross-Cultural Study

Autor/inn/en	Li, Jing; Hou, Wenwen; Zhu, Liqi; Tomasello, Michael
Titel	The Development of Intent-Based Moral Judgment and Moral Behavior in the Context of Indirect Reciprocity: A Cross-Cultural Study
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 44 (2020) 6, S.525-533 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Li, Jing)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025420935636
Schlagwörter	Moral Values; Decision Making; Preschool Children; Foreign Countries; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; Antisocial Behavior; Prosocial Behavior; Comparative Analysis; Puppetry; Behavior Patterns; Intention; Cognitive Ability; Age Differences; Interaction; Moral Development; Task Analysis; China; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Ausland; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; Puppenspiel; Denkfähigkeit; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Interaktion; Moralische Entwicklung; Aufgabenanalyse; Deutschland
Abstract	The current study aimed to investigate the cultural differences in the developmental origins of children's intent-based moral judgment and moral behavior in the context of indirect reciprocity. To this end, we compared how German and Chinese children interpret and react to antisocial and prosocial interactions between puppets. An actor puppet performed either a positive or negative act toward a prosocial or antisocial target puppet with the intention to cause harm or not; 197 three and five-year-old children participated as a third party and were asked to judge the actor puppet's behavior and to distribute stickers. Results showed that 3-year-old Chinese children were able to take intention and context into account when making moral judgments and distributing resources, whereas German children did not show sensitivity to intention until the age of 5. These findings suggest that culture may mediate children's intent-based moral judgment and moral behavior in the context of indirect reciprocity. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01