ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2007, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (1): 108-115.

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The Development and Prospect of Researches on Moral Sensitivity

Zheng Xinjun;Ceng Guozhen   

  1. College of Education Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035

    College of Education Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 2000234

  • Received:2006-04-29 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2007-01-15 Published:2007-01-15
  • Contact: Zheng Xinjun

Abstract: Moral sensitivity is apperception and interpretation ability to the moral implication of situation. It is logically initial psychological component during moral behavior produce procedure. Moral sensitivity is closely related to automatic process toward situations and concomitant “gut feelings”. Individual moral sensitivity is probably influenced by context and character of situation, individual role-involving, moral schemas, personality trait,and so on. Currently, there have been some positive outcomes in moral sensitivity research on children’s earlier development, professional ethic and measure approach, and so on. However, its theoretical construct needs to be further consummated and deepened, its developmental research to be strengthened which is closely related to educational intervention, and its research methods to be improved

Key words: moral sensitivity, moral intuition, moral implication, involvement of roles, unstructured moral problem

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