Abstract
This longitudinal study highlights the role of specific parenting behaviors in specific contexts when predicting moral development in children of varying temperament types. A sample of mother-child dyads took part in a competing demands task involving differing 'do' and 'don't' contextual demands when the child was 2 years of age. Child temperament was also assessed at this time, yielding inhibited, exuberant, and low-reactive temperament groups. Children's moral behavior was assessed at 5.5 years of age. Models examining the interaction of temperament and mother behaviors in each context indicated that mother's reasoning/explanation and ignoring in the 'do' context predicted later moral behavior in inhibited children whereas redirection and commands in the 'don't' context predicted moral behavior in exuberant children.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 285-303 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Social Development |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)