Prosocial moral reasoning and prosocial behavior among Turkish and Spanish adolescents

• Asiye Kumru

  Abant Izzet Baysal University

• Gustavo Carlo

  University of Nebraska-Lincoln

• Maria V. Mestre

  University of Valencia

• Paula Samper

  University of Valencia

Prosocial moral reasoning and behavior of young people in early and middle adolescence were examined in relation to the association among the variable of cultural group, age, and gender. Adolescents from Valencia, Spain (673 boys, 579 girls) and Ankara, Turkey (185 boys, 145 girls) participated in this study. Results showed significant cultural group differences on both prosocial moral reasoning subscales and peer rating of prosocial behavior with Spanish adolescents scoring higher than Turkish adolescents, and in the pattern of relationships between these variables. There were also age group and gender differences on some types of prosocial moral reasoning and behaviors, but the effect sizes were small and the differences were very small. Findings suggest culture-specific patterns of prosocial behavior among the adolescents in the two samples.

1. Asiye Kumru, Abant Izzet Baysal University
   Department of Psychology
2. Gustavo Carlo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
   Department of Human Development and Family Studies
3. Maria V. Mestre, University of Valencia
   Faculty of Psychology
4. Paula Samper, University of Valencia
   Faculty of Psychology

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