Do moral emotions interact with self-control and unstructured socializing in explaining rule-breaking behavior committed together with friends?
Publication date
2024-06-25
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Forschungsartikel
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Children
Periodical volume
11
Periodical issue
7
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✅
Abstract
Previous research has shown that moral emotions interact with self-control and unstructured socializing in explaining rule-breaking behavior. High levels of moral emotions appear to weaken the effects of both self-control and unstructured socializing, in explaining rule-breaking behavior. The current study examined whether these interactions also affect rule-breaking behavior that is explicitly committed with friends. In addition, three operationalizations of moral emotions were distinguished. Data were collected from N = 169 adolescents (54% female; mean = 14.95 years; SD = 1.7) using a self-report questionnaire battery. Results indicate that high levels of anticipated emotions in moral conflicts (AEMC) attenuate the effect of low self-control on one’s own rule-breaking behavior. In contrast, high levels of both guilt- and shame-proneness enhanced the effect of unstructured socializing on one’s own and rule-breaking with friends. The limitations of the study, ideas for future research, and practical implications are also discussed.
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