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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Stud. 2016 Jun 3;23(1):38–61. doi: 10.1080/13229400.2016.1176588
Item Transgression
Type
Victim
Type
1. Imagine that your child hits or tries to hit another child on
purpose
Intentional
Moral
Peer
2. Imagine that your child - without meaning to - says something
that makes you feel bad
Accidental
Moral
Parent
3. Imagine that your child interrupts you and another adult during a
conversation
Social-
Conventional
Parent
4. Imagine that your child accidentally drops a heavy toy on your
foot, causing you a lot of pain
Accidental
Moral
Parent
5. Imagine that your child hits or tries to hit you after you enforce a
rule
Intentional
Moral
Parent
6. Imagine that your child goes to the front of a line instead of
waiting behind his/her friends
Social-
Conventional
Peer
7. Imagine that your child accidentally hurts another child by
knocking them to the ground during a game
Accidental
Moral
Peer
8. Imagine that your child yells at or teases another child Intentional
Moral
Peer
9. Imagine that your child doesn’t complete a job or chore that you
asked him or her to do
Social-
Conventional
Parent
10. Imagine that your child tries to hurt your feelings by saying
something mean to you
Intentional
Moral
Parent
11. Imagine that your child accidentally damages something of
yours (for example, a phone or wristwatch) by dropping it on the
ground
Accidental
Moral
Parent
12. Imagine that your child breaks a rule in a game he or she is
playing with another child
Social-
Conventional
Peer
13. Imagine that your child grabs or steals something from another
child
Intentional
Moral
Peer
14. Imagine that your child accidentally breaks another child’s toy
while playing with it
Accidental
Moral
Peer
15. Imagine that your child makes a mess when eating a meal, even
after you’ve asked him or her to settle down
Social-
Conventional
Parent
16. Imagine that your child steals something that belongs to you in a
sneaky way, without asking first
Intentional
Moral
Parent
17. Imagine that your child - without meaning to - says something
that hurts the feelings of another child
Accidental
Moral
Peer
18. Imagine that your child quickly tears open all of his or her
presents at a party without stopping to thank the kids who brought
the gifts.
Social-
Conventional
Peer