Early adolescents' values about their pets.
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.
Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D001841:Human-Animal Bond; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009014:Morals; D010553:Personality Development; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012923:Social Class; D012945:Social Values