Physical Distancing Behavior: The Role of Emotions, Personality, Motivations, and Moral Decision-Making

ConclusionsMessages and interventions targeted at adolescents should be oriented towards supporting autonomy, emphasizing the personal and social value of PDB. Communications should avoid the use of coercive strategies based on eliciting emotions such as shame and guilt in adolescents who do not adopt PDB, which appear to trigger off mechanisms of moral disengagement.

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Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - December 22, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research