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Child Rearing, Prosocial Moral Reasoning, and Prosocial Behaviour

University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Maja Dekovi

University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

This study examined the relations between child rearing, prosocial moral reasoning, and prosocial behaviour. The sample consisted of 125 children (6-11 years of age) and both their parents. Child-rearing behaviour was assessed by both observations at home and interviews with the parents; prosocial moral reasoning by interviews with the children, and prosocial behaviour by questionnaires filled in by their teachers and classmates. Positive relations were found between prosocial moral reasoning and prosocial behaviour, but only for the youngest children. Children growing up in a supportive, authoritative, and less restrictive environment behaved more prosocially and reasoned at a higher level about prosocial moral issues.

International Journal of Behavioral Development, Vol. 20, No. 3, 509-527 (1997)
DOI: 10.1080/016502597385252


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