Moral attentiveness: Who pays attention to the moral aspects of life?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Reynolds, Scott J.
• 署名单位: University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.5.1027
• 发表日期: 2008
• 页码: 1027-1041
• 关键词: moral attentiveness; attention; moral decision making; MORAL AWARENESS; Moral behavior

摘要

This research draws from social cognitive theory to develop a construct known as moral attentiveness, the extent to which an individual chronically perceives and considers morality and moral elements in his or her experiences, and proposes that moral attentiveness affects a variety of behaviors. A series of 5 studies with undergraduates, MBA students, and managers were conducted to create and validate a reliable multidimensional scale and to provide evidence that moral attentiveness is associated with (a) the recall and reporting of self- and others' morality-related behaviors. (b) moral awareness, and (c) moral behavior. Results of the studies suggest that moral attentiveness has a significant effect on how individuals understand and act in their moral worlds.