Guilt in Young Children: Development, Determinants, and Relations with a Broader System of Standards.

Kochanska, Grazyna; Gross, Jami N.; Lin, Mei-Hua; Nichols, Kate E.

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ERIC Number: EJ651057

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Publication Date: 2002

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Guilt in Young Children: Development, Determinants, and Relations with a Broader System of Standards.

Kochanska, Grazyna; Gross, Jami N.; Lin, Mei-Hua; Nichols, Kate E.

Child Development, v73 n2 p461-82 Mar-Apr 2002

Examined early development of guilt in 106 children observed in laboratory paradigms in which they were led to believe they had damaged valuable objects during 2 sessions at 22, 33, and 45 months. Found support for a mediational model in which fearful temperament contributed to guilt proneness, which served to inhibit children's tendency to violate rules. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Behavior, Guilt, Individual Development, Individual Differences, Longitudinal Studies, Models, Sex Differences, Standards, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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