The development of prosocial moral reasoning and a prosocial orientation in young adulthood: Concurrent and longitudinal correlates

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 58-70

  Eisenberg, Nancy ^a   Hofer, Claire ^a,b   Sulik, Michael J ^a   Liew, Jeffrey ^a,c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Lille Nord   (France)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empathy; Prosocial behavior; Prosocial moral reasoning; Sympathy; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; MOTHER; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORALS; MOTHERS; ORIENTATION; SELF REPORT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891763168     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032990     Document Type: Article

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