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| Title |
The Whistleblower's Dilemma in Young Children: When Loyalty Trumps Other Moral Concerns
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, March 2018
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00250 |
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| Authors |
Antonia Misch, Harriet Over, Malinda Carpenter |
| Abstract |
When a group engages in immoral behavior, group members face the whistleblower's dilemma: the conflict between remaining loyal to the group and standing up for other moral concerns. This study examines the developmental origins of this dilemma by investigating 5-year-olds' whistleblowing on their in- vs. outgroup members' moral transgression. Children (n = 96) watched puppets representing their ingroup vs. outgroup members commit either a mild or a severe transgression. After the mild transgression, children tattled on both groups equally often. After the severe transgression, however, they were significantly less likely to blow the whistle on their ingroup than on the outgroup. These results suggest that children have a strong tendency to act on their moral concerns, but can adjust their behavior according to their group's need: When much is at stake for the ingroup (i.e., after a severe moral transgression), children's behavior is more likely to be guided by loyalty. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 21 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 19% |
| Germany | 3 | 14% |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 5% |
| Australia | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |
| Greece | 1 | 5% |
| Japan | 1 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 8 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 57% |
| Scientists | 8 | 38% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 67 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 67 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 16% |
| Researcher | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 11 | 16% |
| Unknown | 15 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 38 | 57% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Unknown | 14 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 May 2023.
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