The BDNF Val66Met polymorphism impacts victim's moral emotions following interpersonal transgression
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21392016 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rui Quan (0000-0001-7789-8902, College of Life Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China), Zhenzhen Wu (0000-0003-4384-3473, College of Life Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China), Wenxuan Guo (0000-0003-4639-1791, College of Life Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China), Linlin He (0000-0002-2254-1233, College of Life Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China), Pengpeng Fang (College of Life Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China), Pingyuan Gong (0000-0002-3915-2584, College of Life Science Northwest University Xi'an 710069 China, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-12 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sjop.12678 |
| PMID | 32815193 |
| OpenAlex | W3080923945 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 47 |
Immoral behaviors make individuals abominate and punish transgressors. Inspired by the associations between the Val66Met polymorphism of brain‐derived neurotropic factor ( BDNF ) gene and emotional responses following negative events, we investigated whether this polymorphism was also associated moral emotions such as punishment and forgiveness following interpersonal transgression. To do so, we categorized 340 individuals according to the BDNF Val66Met and assessed moral emotions by using 12 hypothetic scenarios in different conditions of intention and interpersonal consequence. The results indicated that this polymorphism was significantly associated with moral aversion and punishment towards transgressors. Victims with the Val/Val genotype expressed less aversion and punishment than the Met carriers, regardless of intention and interpersonal consequence. Moreover, this polymorphism was associated with forgiveness. Victims with the Val/Val genotype expressed more forgiveness than the Met carriers. Taken together, these findings highlight the importance of the BDNF Val66Met to moral emotions
Association (psychology) · Developmental psychology · Forgiveness · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Psychotherapist · Punishment (psychology) · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |