Situational Moral Disengagement: Can the Effects of Self-Interest be Mitigated?
Abstract
Self-interest has long been recognized as a powerful human motive. Yet, much remains to be understood about the thinking behind self-interested pursuits. Drawing from multiple literatures, we propose that situations high in opportunity for self-interested gain trigger a type of moral cognition called moral disengagement that allows the individual to more easily disengage internalized moral standards. We also theorize two countervailing...
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Title
Situational Moral Disengagement: Can the Effects of Self-Interest be Mitigated?
Published Date
Oct 12, 2013
Journal
Volume
125
Issue
2
Pages
267 - 285
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