攻撃行動に対する幼児の善悪判断に及ぼす動機と目的の影響

Effects of Motive and Purpose on Preschoolers' Judgments about Aggressive Behavior

Etchu Koji

Niimi Naoko

Tanno Syota

Matsuda Yukiko

Maeda Kenta

広島大学大学院教育学研究科紀要. 第三部, 教育人間科学関連領域

Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University. Part 3, Education and human science

The present study examined effects of motive and purpose on preschoolers' judgments about aggressive behavior. 61 preschoolers made judgments about 4 types of aggressive behavior that combined motive (selfish, altruistic) and purpose (defense, retribution). Children under the age of four (n=16; average age, 44 months; range, 33-47 months) judged all types of aggressive behavior to be wrong. However, four-year-old children (n=18; average age, 55 months; range, 50-59 months) and older children (n=22; average age, 68 months; range, 60-75 months) allowed all types of aggressive behavior. Especially, older children allowed altruistic aggressive behavior more than selfish aggressive behavior. Moreover, retribution was allowed more than defense. The results indicate that judgments of older children are based on moral concepts (harm, welfare, and justice), whereas judgments of younger children tend to be oriented toward authority.

moral development

aggressive behavior

preschooler

道徳発達

攻撃行動

幼児

Education [ 370 ]

Psychology [ 140 ]

jpn

広島大学大学院教育学研究科

[ISSN] 1346-5562

[NCID] AA11625039