The Motives of Children Who Yield in Temptation to Steal Situations

Jackson, Merrill

doi:10.1177/000486587000300405

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“…For the purposes of this present analysis it is pertinent to note the results reported earlier which indicated that there were clear social' class and sex differences (Jackson 1969 and1970). Boys yielded significantly more frequently than girls and working class children yielded significantly more frequently than middle class children.…”

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The Perceived Behaviour of Parents by Children in Moral Dilemmas: Implications for Parents and Educators

Jackson

1979

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

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“…Data from a much wider study relating to the nature of the behaviour of children in hypothetical temptation to steal dilemmas has already been reported (Jackson 1969 and1970). An important departure from traditional usage in the Jackson dilemmas was the use of the first person pronoun "I" as opposed to the third person.…”

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The Perceived Behaviour of Parents by Children in Moral Dilemmas: Implications for Parents and Educators

Jackson

1979

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

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“…The behavior of normal subjects in such hypothetical dilemmas has been reported by Jackson (1969Jackson ( , 1970. In addition the perceived behavior of parents by children in moral dilemmas has also been reported.…”

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A Comparative Study of the Behaviour of Normal and Retarded Subjects in Hypothetical Temptation to Steal Dilemmas

Jackson¹,

Haines²

1980

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Words and deeds in the study of stealing

Farrington¹,

Knapp²,

Erickson³

et al. 1980

Journal of Adolescence

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Two studies were carried out to compare verbal and behavioural measures of stealing and to investigate the effects of costs and benefits on stealing. In the first, 25 youths were interviewed and given opportunities to steal. The 10 who stole were not significantly more likely to say that they would steal in a hypothetical situation. In the second study, the behavioural experiments of Farrington and Knight (1979) on stealing from a “lost” letter were described to 10 subjects as hypothetical situations. Once again, there was little relationship between the verbal and behavioural results. Furthermore, the verbal results of the first study (the effects of costs and benefits on stealing) were not the same as those of the second. It is concluded that valid information about stealing can only be obtained in experiments in which actual stealing behaviour is studied.

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The Motives of Children Who Yield in Temptation to Steal Situations

Cited by 3 publications

References 6 publications

The Perceived Behaviour of Parents by Children in Moral Dilemmas: Implications for Parents and Educators

The Perceived Behaviour of Parents by Children in Moral Dilemmas: Implications for Parents and Educators

A Comparative Study of the Behaviour of Normal and Retarded Subjects in Hypothetical Temptation to Steal Dilemmas

Words and deeds in the study of stealing

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