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ERIC Number: EJ510566
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Prosocial Development in Late Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study.
Eisenberg, Nancy; And Others
Child Development, v66 n4 p1179-97 Aug 1995
Examined changes in prosocial moral reasoning and gender differences in prosocial reasoning over 15 years. Found that hedonistic reasoning declined and then increased somewhat; needs-oriented and stereotypic reasoning increased and then declined with age. Direct reciprocity and approval reasoning showed no decline into early adulthood, contrary to other studies. Females' overall reasoning was higher than that of males. (AA)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Emotional Development, Individual Development, Interpersonal Relationship, Longitudinal Studies, Moral Development, Prosocial Behavior, Sex Differences, Social Cognition, Thinking Skills, Young Adults
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hedonism; Social Reciprocity