How moral adaptability relates to communication and friendship with morally dissimilar others
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12010967 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas L Matthews (0000-0003-0220-1917, The Ohio State University, corresponding author), Joseph B Bayer (0000-0002-6555-4472, The Ohio State University), Daniel Sude (0000-0003-3597-2988, George Washington University), Walter J Sowden (0000-0001-7329-1222, Department of Behavioral Health, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 499-521 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communication Monographs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-7751 • E-ISSN: 1479-5787 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03637751.2023.2231519 |
| OpenAlex | W4384067412 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 42 |
Moral differences hinder communication and relationship formation. However, perceptions and reactions to moral dissimilarity varies. Accordingly, we explored how moral adaptiveness (a flexible application of morality) relates to the intent to communicate with and befriend morally dissimilar others by focusing on moral relativism (believing that morals are subjective) and moral tolerance (believing that one should not condemn/change dissimilar others). We observed adaptiveness’ relationships with the willingness to communicate (WTC) with morally dissimilar others and greater moral diversity in close friendship networks. Surveys of convenience samples of adults recruited through MTurk (Nstudy1 = 325; Nstudy2 = 1219) demonstrated partial evidence of a positive link between moral adaptiveness and WTC. By comparison, a consistent relationship between adaptiveness and the moral diversity of friendship networks did not emerge
Diversity (politics · Epistemology · Friendship · Moral development · Moral disengagement · Moral psychology · Morality · Social cognitive theory of morality · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |