Styl więzi, empatia i kody moralne jako predyktory postaw względem zachowań seksualnych okresu dzieciństwa

Łukasz Tanaś; Olga  Stępień

Styl więzi, empatia i kody moralne jako predyktory postaw względem zachowań seksualnych okresu dzieciństwa

Publication date: 2020

Developmental Psychology, 2020, Volume 25 Issue 4, pp. 45 - 62

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843879PR.20.026.13434

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Styl więzi, empatia i kody moralne jako predyktory postaw względem zachowań seksualnych okresu dzieciństwa

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Attachment Style, Empathy and Moral Foundations as Predictors of Attitudes Towards Sexual Behavior during Childhood

The study explores the structure of adult (N = 170, M_age = 30) beliefs regarding the sexuality of preschool children (Ratkowska-Pasikowska, Pasikowski, 2013). Furthermore it evaluates the probable predictors of these beliefs: avoidance and anxiety dimensions of attachment, moral foundations and the levels of cognitive and affective empathy. Results show a two-factor differentiation of beliefs regarding children’s sexuality. Adults make a distinction between intrusive behaviors, related to verbal aggression or potential violation of other people’s intimacy, and behaviors combining sexuality with curiosity and role-playing. The former category is generally less accepted than the latter. At the same time, higher level of cognitive empathy and a lower level of endorsement in the sphere of purity/sanctity as a foundation of moral evaluation, is a general predictor of higher acceptance of sexual behaviors in both categories. Higher level of attachment anxiety predicts a higher acceptance of intrusive sexual behaviors, and a higher level of attachment avoidance predicts a lower acceptance of such behaviors. These results are discussed within the context of their importance for the future studies on childhood sexuality with parents as the potential informants on behavior of their children.

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sexuality; attachment style; empathy; moral foundations; seksualność; styl więzi; empatia; kody moralne

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Information: Developmental Psychology, 2020, Volume 25 Issue 4, pp. 45 - 62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/20843879PR.20.026.13434

Article type: Original article

Titles:

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Styl więzi, empatia i kody moralne jako predyktory postaw względem zachowań seksualnych okresu dzieciństwa

English:

Attachment Style, Empathy and Moral Foundations as Predictors of Attitudes Towards Sexual Behavior during Childhood

Authors

Łukasz Tanaś

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8038-8225

SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanisties, Chodakowska 19/31, 03-815 Warszawa

Olga Stępień

SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanisties, Chodakowska 19/31, 03-815 Warszawa

Published at: 2020

Article status: Open

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND

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