Why Be Moral? Children's Explicit Motives for Prosocial-Moral Action

Recent research on young children's morality has stressed the autonomous and internal nature of children's moral motivation. However, this research has mostly focused on implicit moral motives, whereas children's explicit motives have not been investigated directly. This study examine...

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Main Authors: Sonia eSengsavang, Kayleen eWillemsen, Tobias eKrettenauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00552/full