Preschoolers face moral Dilemmas: A longitudinal study of acknowledging And resolving internal conflict

摘要

Following on from research that indicated significant moral internalisations by age 3, us- ing a play narrative approach in which children were asked to complete story stems de- scribing a range of moral dilemmas, the purpose of this study was to replicate the results, extend them with longitudinal information and assess the child's developing capacities to acknowledge both sides of moral dilemmas and resolve them in a prosocial way. Fifty-one children were presented with three enacted story stems describing moral dilemmas as they might occur in everyday life.