Do-gooder derogation in children: the social costs of generosity

Running head: Do-gooder derogation Do-Gooder Derogation: Disparaging Morally-Motivated Minorities To Defuse Anticipated Reproach

Children's decision making: When self-interest and moral considerations conflict.

When children's self-interests are at odds with their moral considerations, what do they do? In the current study of 5- and 6-year-olds (N=160), we asked (a) whether children would select the offering of a do-gooder over a neutral individual at a personal cost, (b) whether they would reject the offering of a wrongdoer over a neutral individual at a personal cost, and (c) whether these two types...

Self-derogation and peer approval of drug abuse amongst male secondary school students

. Substance use among teenagers appears to be more a function of peer approval and peer drug use. This study examined the relationship between adolescents’ self-derogation and their responses to Peers’ Approval of Drug Abuse (PADA) among male secondary school students. In this study, 3000 students 7 th to the 9 th grade secondary schools completed a sel...

Kiramat (Generosity) and the Status of Woman in Qur’an

The story of the creation of man and woman in the Qur’an differs infundamental ways from the story of creation in the Bible. The Qur’an explainsthat, contiguous with the creation of Adam, was the creation of his mate from thesame material and essence. These two, Adam and Eve, hold equal positions as Allah’skhalafah(vicegerent) on earth. This article discusses the Kiramat(generosity)of women in ...

Costly rejection of wrongdoers by infants and children.

How unappealing are individuals who behave badly towards others? We show here that children and even infants, although motivated by material rewards, are nonetheless willing to incur costs to avoid "doing business" with a wrongdoer. When given the choice to accept a smaller offering from a do-gooder or a larger offering from a wrongdoer, children and infants chose to accept the smaller offering...