Age differences in understanding precedent-setting decisions and authorities’ responses to violations of deontic rules

Klaczynski, Paul A.

doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2010.10.010

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“…For analyses of age differences, a median split was used to create middle ( N = 164; M = 13.45 years; SD = .74 years) and (relatively) late ( N = 171; M = 16.14 years; SD = .85 years) adolescent groups. These groups allow for comparisons to the only other developmental study of adolescents’ obesity stereotypes of which we are aware (i.e., Klaczynski et al ., ) and to research revealing differences in the decisions, judgements, and reasoning of early, middle, and late adolescents (e.g., Chiesi, Primi, & Morsanyi, ; Klaczynski, ; Klaczynski & Felmban, ; Markovits & Vachon, ; Toplak, West, & Stanovich, ; Ward & Overton, )…”

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Thin idealization and causal attributions mediate the association between culture and obesity stereotypes: An examination of Chinese and American adolescents

Klaczynski

Felmban

2018

British J of Dev Psycho

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Few studies have examined age or cultural differences in the stereotypes adolescents have of persons with obesity. The present research explored the hypotheses that American adolescents have more negative obesity stereotypes than Chinese adolescents and that the effects of culture are mediated by weight attributions and thin idealization. Participants (N = 335; 181 female; M age = 14.83 years, SD = 1.57 years) completed measures of thin idealization and causal attributions and made generalizations from and attributions of stereotypical personality characteristics to obese figures. Not only did stereotypes differ between countries, but generalizations of negative characteristics from obese figures increased with age. In addition, American adolescents more firmly endorsed the 'thin ideal' and were more likely to attribute obesity to internal causes that Chinese adolescents. As anticipated, between-country differences in stereotyping were mediated by thin idealization and causal attributions. Findings are discussed in terms of the 'doctrine of the mean', social identity theory, and dual-process theories. Statement of Contribution The development of obesity stereotypes has been the subject of a number of recent studies. Although scarce, research on adolescents' obesity stereotypes indicates that the strength of these stereotypes increases with age and that these increases are mediated by thin idealization and causal attributions. The current research adds to this growing literature that differences between Chinese adolescents' and American adolescents' obesity stereotypes - in terms of the assignment of stereotypical traits to people with obesity and the generalization of negative traits from an individual person with obesity to people with obesity as a group - are mediated by thin idealization and attributions about obesity's causes. The research also indicates that (1) age differences in obesity stereotyping vary as a function of the method used to measure stereotypes, (2) Chinese adolescents are less likely than American adolescents to attribute obesity to characterological flaws, and (3) American adolescents idealize thinness more than Chinese adolescents.

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Thin idealization and causal attributions mediate the association between culture and obesity stereotypes: An examination of Chinese and American adolescents

Klaczynski

Felmban

2018

British J of Dev Psycho

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“…For example, Klaczynski (2011) demonstrated that, in the absence or presence of mitigating circumstances surrounding a rule infraction, preadolescents and adolescents reacted very differently. Adolescents were more likely to recommend punishment to student rule-breaking behavior when there was an absence of mitigating factors.…”

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“…A number of researchers have asserted that classroom instruction and behavior management should be aligned with students’ cognitive development and abilities (Bruner, 1960; Klaczynski, 2011; Paterson, Heim, Friedman, Choudhury, & Benasich, 2006). For example, Klaczynski (2011) demonstrated that, in the absence or presence of mitigating circumstances surrounding a rule infraction, preadolescents and adolescents reacted very differently. Adolescents were more likely to recommend punishment to student rule-breaking behavior when there was an absence of mitigating factors.…”

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Cognitive Development of Adolescents at Risk or With Learning and/or Emotional Problems

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2013

Intervention in School and Clinic

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When (and When Not) to Make Exceptions: Links among Age, Precedent Setting Decisions, and Argument Evaluation

Klaczynski

Felmban

2019

The Journal of Genetic Psychology

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Age differences in understanding precedent-setting decisions and authorities’ responses to violations of deontic rules

Cited by 3 publications

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Thin idealization and causal attributions mediate the association between culture and obesity stereotypes: An examination of Chinese and American adolescents

Thin idealization and causal attributions mediate the association between culture and obesity stereotypes: An examination of Chinese and American adolescents

Cognitive Development of Adolescents at Risk or With Learning and/or Emotional Problems

When (and When Not) to Make Exceptions: Links among Age, Precedent Setting Decisions, and Argument Evaluation

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