Liang Mingyue, Wang Qianqian, Zhou Yanyan
College of Teacher Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
College of Education, Shandong Women's University, Jinan 250062, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Feb 8;15(2):178. doi: 10.3390/bs15020178.
This study aimed to explore the influence of different types of moral stories on the honest behaviour of children aged 7-11 using a field experiment. The research findings are as follows: 1. Compared to the control condition, moral stories with positive consequences of honesty significantly promote honest behaviour in children and suppress their tendency to lie. 2. The impact of different types of moral stories on honest behaviour in children varies with age. Specifically, compared to the control condition, moral stories with positive consequences of honesty significantly promote the honest behaviour of children aged 7-10. 3. Moral stories with positive consequences of honesty significantly promote honest behaviour in children because they convey positive and encouraging messages to children that "speaking the truth leads to positive consequences". This study suggests that teachers should utilize moral stories with positive consequences of honesty more frequently to enhance students' honest behaviour, particularly for 7-10-year-old children.
本研究旨在通过一项实地实验，探讨不同类型的道德故事对7至11岁儿童诚实行为的影响。研究结果如下：1. 与控制条件相比，具有诚实积极后果的道德故事显著促进儿童的诚实行为，并抑制他们说谎的倾向。2. 不同类型的道德故事对儿童诚实行为的影响随年龄而异。具体而言，与控制条件相比，具有诚实积极后果的道德故事显著促进7至10岁儿童的诚实行为。3. 具有诚实积极后果的道德故事显著促进儿童的诚实行为，因为它们向儿童传达了“讲真话会带来积极后果”这一积极且鼓舞人心的信息。本研究表明，教师应更频繁地利用具有诚实积极后果的道德故事来增强学生的诚实行为，尤其是对于7至10岁的儿童。
