ERIC Number: EJ1251130
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 15
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Maternal Warmth and Prosocial Behaviors among Low-SES Adolescents: Considering Interactions between Empathy and Moral Conviction
Davis, Alexandra N.; Carlo, Gustavo
Journal of Moral Education, v49 n2 p226-240 2020
The study examined the links among maternal warmth and adolescents' empathic concern, moral conviction and prosocial behaviors. Participants were 311 adolescents from a low-income community (M age = 16.10 years; range = 14-19 years; 58.7% girls; 82.7% white; 13.6% Latinx). The results demonstrated that maternal warmth was positively associated with adolescents' empathic concern and moral conviction. Empathic concern was positively associated with three common forms of prosocial behaviors, and moral conviction was positively associated with four types of prosocial behaviors. Empathic concern and moral conviction also interacted to predict selfishly and selflessly motivated prosocial behaviors. Discussion will focus on the role of maternal warmth in fostering sociomoral tendencies.
Descriptors: Mothers, Parenting Styles, Prosocial Behavior, Socioeconomic Status, Adolescents, Empathy, Moral Values, Correlation, High School Students, Public Schools, Low Income Students, Parent Child Relationship, Gender Differences, Altruism, Affective Behavior
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Missouri
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