Possibility of loving boy and girl: A study from the perspective of children

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Autor(a) principal: Alves, Ariadne Dettmann
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: Moulin de Alencar, Heloisa, Ortega, Antonio Carlos
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista de Psicologia (Fortaleza. Online)
Texto Completo: http://www.periodicos.ufc.br/psicologiaufc/article/view/788
Resumo: We investigated the school children judgments about the possibility of loving a child of the opposite sex and same sex. We interviewed, individually, 40 children (6 and 9 years) equally divided by gender, belonging to a private school, using the clinical method. We verified that 85% of the participants considered the possibility of loving a child of the opposite sex, justifying it, mainly by ‘observation of lived experience’ and ‘positive feature of the beloved’, the latter having increased with age. However, 65% considered it possible to love a child of the same sex, basing their arguments on the ‘friendship’ and ‘positive result for oneself’, both of which increased with age. We emphasize that this issue, although very relevant, is poorly studied in the field of psychology of morality. Thus, more research and discussions on the subject is needed in order to provide new education proposals on moral values.
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spelling Possibility of loving boy and girl: A study from the perspective of childrenPossibilidade de amar menino e menina: um estudo sob a ótica de criançasMoral developmentmoral judgmentsvirtueslovedesenvolvimento moraljuízo moralvirtudesamor.We investigated the school children judgments about the possibility of loving a child of the opposite sex and same sex. We interviewed, individually, 40 children (6 and 9 years) equally divided by gender, belonging to a private school, using the clinical method. We verified that 85% of the participants considered the possibility of loving a child of the opposite sex, justifying it, mainly by ‘observation of lived experience’ and ‘positive feature of the beloved’, the latter having increased with age. However, 65% considered it possible to love a child of the same sex, basing their arguments on the ‘friendship’ and ‘positive result for oneself’, both of which increased with age. We emphasize that this issue, although very relevant, is poorly studied in the field of psychology of morality. Thus, more research and discussions on the subject is needed in order to provide new education proposals on moral values.Investigamos, neste artigo, os juízos de escolares quanto à possibilidade de amar uma criança do sexo oposto e do mesmo sexo. Entrevistamos, individualmente, 40 crianças (6 e 9 anos), igualmente divididas quanto ao sexo, alunas de uma escola particular, utilizando o método clínico. Verificamos que 85% dos participantes consideraram a possibilidade de amar uma criança do sexo oposto, justificando-a, principalmente, pela ‘observação de experiência vivenciada’ e pela ‘característica positiva da pessoa amada’, sendo que esta última aumentou com a idade. No entanto, 65% consideraram ser possível amar uma criança do mesmo sexo, baseando seus argumentos no ‘relacionamento de amizade’ e na ‘consequência positiva para si próprio’, sendo que ambos aumentaram com a idade. Ressaltamos que este tema, apesar de muito relevante, é pouco estudado na área da psicologia da moralidade. Sendo assim, são necessárias novas pesquisas e discussões sobre o tema, a fim de propiciar novas propostas de educação em valores morais.Universidade Federal do Ceará2013-02-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://www.periodicos.ufc.br/psicologiaufc/article/view/788Journal of Psychology; v.4, n.1, 2013 (janeiro-junho); 26-37Revista de Psicologia; v.4, n.1, 2013 (janeiro-junho); 26-372179-17400102-1222reponame:Revista de Psicologia (Fortaleza. Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)instacron:UFCporhttp://www.periodicos.ufc.br/psicologiaufc/article/view/788/196825Alves, Ariadne DettmannMoulin de Alencar, HeloisaOrtega, Antonio Carlosinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-05-09T05:21:05Zoai:periodicos.ufc:article/788Revistahttp://www.periodicos.ufc.br/index.php/psicologiaufcPUBhttp://www.periodicos.ufc.br/index.php/psicologiaufc/oairevpsico@ufc.br||2179-17402179-1740opendoar:2021-05-09T05:21:05Revista de Psicologia (Fortaleza. Online) - Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Possibility of loving boy and girl: A study from the perspective of children
Possibilidade de amar menino e menina: um estudo sob a ótica de crianças
title Possibility of loving boy and girl: A study from the perspective of children
spellingShingle Possibility of loving boy and girl: A study from the perspective of children
Alves, Ariadne Dettmann
Moral development
moral judgments
virtues
love
desenvolvimento moral
juízo moral
virtudes
amor.
title_short Possibility of loving boy and girl: A study from the perspective of children
title_full Possibility of loving boy and girl: A study from the perspective of children
title_fullStr Possibility of loving boy and girl: A study from the perspective of children
title_full_unstemmed Possibility of loving boy and girl: A study from the perspective of children
title_sort Possibility of loving boy and girl: A study from the perspective of children
author Alves, Ariadne Dettmann
author_facet Alves, Ariadne Dettmann
Moulin de Alencar, Heloisa
Ortega, Antonio Carlos
author_role author
author2 Moulin de Alencar, Heloisa
Ortega, Antonio Carlos
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Alves, Ariadne Dettmann
Moulin de Alencar, Heloisa
Ortega, Antonio Carlos
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Moral development
moral judgments
virtues
love
desenvolvimento moral
juízo moral
virtudes
amor.
topic Moral development
moral judgments
virtues
love
desenvolvimento moral
juízo moral
virtudes
amor.
description We investigated the school children judgments about the possibility of loving a child of the opposite sex and same sex. We interviewed, individually, 40 children (6 and 9 years) equally divided by gender, belonging to a private school, using the clinical method. We verified that 85% of the participants considered the possibility of loving a child of the opposite sex, justifying it, mainly by ‘observation of lived experience’ and ‘positive feature of the beloved’, the latter having increased with age. However, 65% considered it possible to love a child of the same sex, basing their arguments on the ‘friendship’ and ‘positive result for oneself’, both of which increased with age. We emphasize that this issue, although very relevant, is poorly studied in the field of psychology of morality. Thus, more research and discussions on the subject is needed in order to provide new education proposals on moral values.
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