Justice Sensitivity in Middle Childhood: Measurement and Location in the Temperamental and Social Skills Space

Research suggested that justice sensitivity (JS)—the tendency to perceive and negatively respond to injustice—may already manifest in middle childhood, but empirical evidence is sparse. We, therefore, examined the measurement of JS in this age range and its associations with prosocial behavior, aggressive behavior, temperamental traits, and social skills. We had 361 children between 6 and 10 years of age and/or their parents rate the children’s...