Resisting moral disengagement in support for war
Use of the "Peace Test" Scale among student groups in 21 nations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12439229 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeannie Grussendorf (corresponding author), Alfred L Mcalister (0000-0001-5490-357X), Alfred McAlister, Patrick Sandström (0009-0008-0385-7858), Lina Udd (0000-0002-6848-5003, University of Helsinki), Theodore C Morrison (0000-0002-3584-4794, University of Alabama) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-84 |
| Publication date | 2002-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1078-1919 • E-ISSN: 1532-7949 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15327949pac0801_7 |
| OpenAlex | W2091813709 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 11 |
Through the cognitive process of moral disengagement, people make excuses for inflicting suffering on others while maintaining a clear conscience. The Peace Test scale to measure moral disengagement in support for war was tested in surveys of medical, university, and secondary school students in 21 nations. The scale showed acceptable reliability and was a valid predictor of opinions about specific military threats. Although the survey sites were not representative of nations, mean scale scores among high school students were related to national levels of defense spending. Moral disengagement is a valid tool for peace psychologists because it can help evaluate education efforts to increase support for peace
Criminology · Disengagement theory · Geography · Moral disengagement · Political science · Scale (ratio · Test (biology · Medicine · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Psychology · Social Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law · War, Ethics, and Justification · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 0,77 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2024 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |