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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Adolescent Moral Reasoning: Exploring a Dual-Pathway Cognitive Model.

Xiaoming Li, Tiwang Cao, Ronghua Hu, Keer Huang, Cheng Guo

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Xiaoming LiFaculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
Tiwang CaoStudent Affairs Office, Guizhou University of Engineering Science, Bijie 551700, China.
Ronghua HuSchool of Foreign Languages, Guizhou University of Engineering Science, Bijie 551700, China.
Keer HuangFaculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
Cheng GuoFaculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.

Funding

Chinese School-Age Children Brain and Cognitive Development Cohort Study-Southwest University Cohort Construction 2021ZD0200530
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examines how objective (OSES) and subjective (SSES) socioeconomic status influence adolescent moral reasoning through distinct psychological mechanisms. Analyzing 4122 Chinese adolescents (Mage = 14.38), we found SSES enhanced moral internalization via strengthened social identity, while OSES reduced moral stereotyping through cognitive flexibility. Contrary to expectations, parental emotional warmth failed to buffer against SSES-related declines in internalization, with higher SSES predicting reduced internalization across parenting contexts. Results reveal socioeconomic status operates through dual pathways-social identity processes for SSES and cognitive flexibility for OSES-while challenging assumptions about parenting's protective role. The findings suggest tailored interventions: identity-building programs for SSES-related moral development and cognitive training for OSES-linked reasoning biases, advancing theoretical understanding of moral development in diverse socioeconomic contexts.

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adolescentcognitive flexibilitymoral reasoningsocial identitysocioeconomic status

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PMID41153137
PMCPMC12561459

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