Development and Structure of Conscience

Willem Koops is Distinguished Professor of Developmental Psychology at Utrecht University. He has taught at the VU University Amsterdam, the University of Michigan and several other universities in the USA, Japan and Indonesia. Daniel Brugman is Professor of Developmental Psychology: Aspects of Intervention in Youth Care at Utrecht University. His research interests include the effectiveness of programs to stimulate moral development in children and adolescents and on the relations between moral cognitions and antisocial behaviour.Tamara Ferguson is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Developmental Psychology at Utah State University. Her research interests include the role of emotion in managing one's identity and these emotions' impact on social relationships and behaviours. Andries F. Sanders is Emeritus Professor of Experimental Psychology and Ergonomics at the VU University Amsterdam and at the RWTH in Aachen, Germany. He was Managing Editor in Chief of Acta Psychologica from 1976 until 1990 and is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

"Any prospective student of conscience will need this comprehensive and cutting-edge volume. Its important contributions address all facets of this complex phenomenon." – John C Gibbs, Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University.

• W. Koops, D. Brugman, T.J. Ferguson, A.F. Sanders, Preface. W. Koops, D. Brugman, T.J. Ferguson, The Development of Conscience: Concepts, Theoretical and Empirical Approaches: An Introduction. Part 1. Theoretical and Cultural Historical Notions on Conscience. B. Musschenga, Moral Violations and the Ordinary Moral Person. J.M. Day, Conscience: Does Religion Matter? Empirical Studies of Religious Elements in Pro-Social Behaviour, Prejudice, Empathy Development and Moral Decision-Making. T.J. Ferguson, Like Snowflakes and Memories: Affective, Cognitive and Conative Facets of Conscience in the Middle and Later Childhood. Part 2. Moral Reasoning. D. Brugman, Moral Reasoning Competence and the Moral Judgement-Action Discrepancy in Young Adolescents. M.S. de Wolff, D. Brugman, Moral Atmosphere and Moral Behaviour: A Study into the Role of Adolescents’ Perception of Moral Atmosphere for Antisocial Behaviour. J. Boom, Measuring Moral Development: Stages as Markers Along a Latent Developmental Dimension. Part 3. Social Emotions. T.J. Ferguson, H.L. Eyre, Reconciling Interpersonal Versus Responsibility Based Models of Guilt. M. Meerum Terwogt, T. Olthof, C. Rieffe, Children’s Feelings and Evaluations about Altruistic and Self-Serving Lies. S. Thomaes, H. Stegge, T. Olthof, Does Shame Bring Out the Worst in Narcissists? On Moral Emotions and Immoral Behaviours. B.J. Bushman, J. Chandler, L.R. Huesmann, Do Violent Media Numb our Consciences? M. Keller, A. Brandt, G. Sigurdardottir, "Happy" and "Unhappy" Victimizers: The Development of Moral Emotions from Childhood to Adolescence. Part 4. Conscience and Antisocial Behaviour. A. Karreman, C. van Tuijl, M.A.G. van Aken, M. Dekovic, Young Children’s Self-Regulation and the Development of Moral Conduct. S.M. Côté, Sex differences in Types of Aggressive Behaviours: Do Women Have a Higher Level of Conscience than Men? J.E. Lochman, Social Cognition and Self-Regulation: Change in Outcome Expectations and Aggressive Behaviour Over Time. T. Olthof, Conscience in the Classroom: Early Adolescents’ Moral Emotions, Moral Judgments and Moral Identity as Predictors of Their Interpersonal Behaviour.