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ERIC Number: EJ426202
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
The Nature of Responsibility: Children's Understanding of "Your Job."
Warton, Pamela M.; Goodnow, Jacqueline J.
Child Development, v62 n1 p156-65 Feb 1991
Three principles of work distribution were considered: (1) direct cause; (2) self-regulation; and (3) continuing responsibility. Children of 8, 11, and 14 years of age performed a job sorting task and commented on the fairness of work arrangements in vignettes. Results showed a differential development for the three principles rather than a unitary sense of responsibility. (BC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Standards, Child Responsibility, Children, Foreign Countries, Helping Relationship, Housework, Moral Development, Prosocial Behavior, Rewards, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia (Sydney); Authority; Blame; Fairness; Self Regulation