Early Adolescents' Values About Their Pets |
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| Authors: | M Geraldine Gage Donna Hendrickson Christensen |
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| Institution: | Department of Family Social Science , University of Minnesota |
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| Abstract: | The essays of adolescent boys and girls (N = 354) explaining their decisions to save a pet in the event of a fire were examined by content analysis for the adolescents' underlying value orientations. Hedonistic utility, a moral value characteristic of the second of Kohlberg's (1976) moral development stages, was the primary value underlying adolescents' choices. |
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