2023
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13984
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Moral reasoning about gang violence in context: A comparative study with children and adolescents exposed tomarasin Honduras and not exposed in Nicaragua

Franklin Moreno

Abstract: This study examined how youth morally deliberate about conditions of gang violence shaping their communities. Participants (N = 80; 10–11 and 14–15 years; 50% female) exposed to gangs (maras) in Honduras and not exposed to maras in Nicaragua evaluated hypothetical situations of physical harm in contexts of chronic gang violence. Results indicated that mara‐exposed youth were more likely to endorse harming a rival gang member in some contexts, but not others. Moreover, in some contexts, males were more likely t… Show more

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