Moral emotions and the development of the moral self in childhood

Krettenauer, Tobias; Campbell, Stuart; Hertz, Steven G.

doi:10.1080/17405629.2012.762750

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“…Krettenauer et al . () developed their moral self‐concept measure for young children by replacing Kochanska's test items with a new set of bipolar statements on the grounds that the new test items better represented children's moral self‐concept. Nevertheless, as Krettenauer et al .’s () moral self‐concept measure entailed the same puppet interview paradigm as Kochanska's () MSC measure, it is open to the same questions concerning its construct validity.…”

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“…The MSC measure entails test items reflecting nine moral dimensions. Rather than reflecting fundamental moral concerns, however, such as ‘the desire to promote others’ wellbeing or the desire not to inflict harm on others’ (Krettenauer et al ., , p. 162), it has been suggested that the MSC test items largely concern either innate empathic tendencies or compliance with parental standards. Krettenauer et al .…”

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“…Krettenauer et al . (), for instance, having concluded that ‘general compliance behavior does not necessarily…represent the core of young children's moral self‐concept’ (p. 162), substituted new test items that better reflected moral tendencies in children, such as the tendency to engage in prosocial behaviour and to avoid antisocial behaviour.…”

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“…Although doubts about the construct validity of Kochanska's MSC measure have been raised by others (Krettenauer, Campbell, & Hertz, 2013), the implications that follow should the measure be found lacking in construct validity have hitherto not been considered. As almost all current empirical efforts to measure pre-adolescent children's moral self-views have employed Kochanska's MSC measure (Kochanska, 2002;Kochanska, DeVet, Goldman, Murray, & Putnam, 1994;Kochanska et al, 1997Kochanska et al, , 2002Kochanska et al, , 2010Reese, Bird, & Tripp, 2007) and as this work is universally invoked in support of assertions that the moral self can be evidenced in early childhood and that it most likely constitutes the genesis of adolescent moral identity (see, e.g., Hardy & Carlo, 2011;Lapsley & Carlo, 2014;Narvaez & Lapsley, 2009;Thompson, 2009Thompson, , 2012, the possibility that Kochanska's MSC measure may lack construct validity seems to render questionable the reasonableness of such assertions.…”

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The moral self and moral identity: Developmental questions and conceptual challenges

Kingsford

Hawes

Rosnay

2018

British J of Dev Psycho

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Research into moral identity has provided much support for its role in mature moral functioning, yet the developmental course of this construct remains poorly understood. In this review, we examine the dominant developmental model of moral identity, which emphasizes its key relation with the moral self of early childhood. In reviewing evidence for the model, the assumption of correspondence between the moral self of early childhood and moral identity in adolescence is challenged, in terms of both the moral component and the sense-of-self entailed in both constructs. We argue that progress in mapping the developmental course of moral identity stands to be informed by a focus on middle childhood, which to date has been largely neglected in this literature, despite evidence implicating this period from related fields of inquiry. A number of specific directions for future developmental research into moral identity are outlined based on this perspective. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Moral identity is central to adolescent moral functioning. Early childhood 'moral self' becomes adolescent moral identity. What does this study add? The current dominant developmental model is examined. The model is found to have questionable validity. Middle childhood may be of unique importance to the emergence of moral identity.

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The moral self and moral identity: Developmental questions and conceptual challenges

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Rosnay

2018

British J of Dev Psycho

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“…This does not preclude that less demanding forms of morality-self integration occur in childhood [cf. Kochanska, Koenig, Barry, Sanghang, & Yoon, 2010;Krettenauer, 2014;Krettenauer, Campbell, & Hertz, 2013]. Second, self and morality become increasingly integrated in adolescence or emerging adulthood, giving rise to a moral identity.…”

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What Develops in Moral Identities? A Critical Review

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Hertz²

2015

Human Development

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According to the standard model of moral identity development, moral identities emerge during adolescence and early adulthood. Contrary to this assumption, however, moral identity research has consistently failed to demonstrate any age-related change in this developmental period. The present paper discusses implications of this non-finding. It is argued that researchers need to broaden the scope of inquiry and include developmental aspects of the moral identity construct that have been neglected in the past. Three areas are identified where moral identity development likely occurs in adolescence and beyond: (1) context-dependent differentiation and integration of the self-importance of moral values, (2) growth in internal moral motivation and (3) unfolding of narratives of moral responsibility. It is suggested that any systematic investigation into these areas will reveal important developmental changes in moral identities and, thus, will confirm the developmental nature of the moral identity construct.

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Moral emotions and the development of the moral self in childhood

Cited by 48 publications

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The moral self and moral identity: Developmental questions and conceptual challenges

The moral self and moral identity: Developmental questions and conceptual challenges

What Develops in Moral Identities? A Critical Review

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