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T1 Rules or consequences? The role of ethical mindsets in moral dynamics
A1 Gert Cornelissen
A1 Michael Bashshur
A1 Marc Le Menestrel
A1 Julian Rode
A2 Michael Bashshur
A2 Marc Le Menestrel
A2 Julian Rode
LA English
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1866333607
AB Recent research on the dynamics of moral behavior has documented two contrasting phenomena - moral consistency and moral balancing. Moral balancing refers to the phenomenon whereby behaving (un)ethically decreases the likelihood of doing so again at a later time. Moral consistency describes the opposite pattern - engaging in (un)ethical behavior increases the likelihood of doing so later on. Three studies support the hypothesis that individuals' ethical mindset (i.e., outcome-based versus rule-based) moderates the impact of an initial (un)ethical act on the likelihood of behaving ethically in a subsequent occasion. More specifically, an outcome-based mindset facilitates moral balancing and a rule-based mindset facilitates moral consistency.moral balancing, moral consistency, ethical mindsets, ethical behavior
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