Adolescents Are More Utilitarian Than Adults in Group Moral Decision-Making

doi:10.1002/pchj.821

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	Adolescents Are More Utilitarian Than Adults in Group Moral Decision-Making
	Jiang, Yingying 1,2; Zhang, Weiwei 1,2,3; Wan, Yingjia 1,2; Gummerum, Michaela 4; Zhu, Liqi 1,2
通讯作者	Zhu, Liqi(zhulq@psych.ac.cn)
摘要	This study explores how peers influence the moral decisions of Chinese adolescents (12- to 16-year-olds, Mage = 14.32, n = 84) and young adults (18- to 26-year-olds, Mage = 20.92, n = 99) in moral dilemmas. Participants were asked to make moral decisions individually and then collectively within groups of three to reach a consensus in Trolly dilemma and Footbridge dilemma. They were also required to evaluate the degree to which they felt their decisions were moral. Results showed that adolescents tended to choose "action" (pull the lever in Trolly dilemma, or push the man in Footbridge dilemma) more than adults, and evaluate their "no action" choice as more immoral than young adults across both individual and group settings. Adolescents showed consistent decision-making patterns regardless of whether decisions were made individually or collectively, while adults were more likely to choose "no action" in group decision-making. Our results suggest that adolescents are more utilitarian than young adults when making decisions in moral dilemmas, compared to young adults. Young adults are less likely to make utilitarian choices when they are in groups than when they make decisions individually.
关键词	adolescent group decision-making moral decision-making peer influence utilitarian
	2024-12-26
语种	英语
DOI	10.1002/pchj.821
发表期刊	PSYCH JOURNAL
ISSN	2046-0252
页码	12
收录类别	SCI
资助项目	National Science and Technology Innovation 2030 Major Program[2022ZD0205100] ; Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China[19ZDA021] ; National Social Science Foundation of China
出版者	WILEY
WOS关键词	FUZZY-TRACE THEORY ; CNI MODEL ; DISSOCIATION ; DILEMMAS
WOS研究方向	Psychology
WOS类目	Psychology, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001383428400001
资助机构	National Science and Technology Innovation 2030 Major Program ; Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China ; National Social Science Foundation of China
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	https://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/47297
通讯作者	Zhu, Liqi
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, CAS Key Lab Behav Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Psychol, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.China Womens Univ, Sch Child Dev & Educ, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.Univ Warwick, Dept Psychol, Coventry, England
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Jiang, Yingying,Zhang, Weiwei,Wan, Yingjia,et al. Adolescents Are More Utilitarian Than Adults in Group Moral Decision-Making[J]. PSYCH JOURNAL,2024:12.
APA	Jiang, Yingying,Zhang, Weiwei,Wan, Yingjia,Gummerum, Michaela,&Zhu, Liqi.(2024).Adolescents Are More Utilitarian Than Adults in Group Moral Decision-Making.PSYCH JOURNAL,12.
MLA	Jiang, Yingying,et al."Adolescents Are More Utilitarian Than Adults in Group Moral Decision-Making".PSYCH JOURNAL (2024):12.