Power attitudes and stealing

Senses of responsibility

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13022897
AutoresPhilipp E Otto (0000-0001-8630-108X, European University Viadrina, autor correspondente), Friedel Bolle (0000-0002-7586-4693, European University Viadrina)
Ano2020
Volume13
Fascículo4
Páginas11-30
Data de publicação2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEconomics & Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2071-789X • E-ISSN: 2306-3459
EditoraCentre of Sociological Research, NGO (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.14254/2071-789x.2020/13-4/1
OpenAlexW3121916360
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas6

Acts of taking money away from others and acts of reverting this behavior are investigated in an experimental survey that includes attitudinal questions concerning power and responsibility. Decisions to "steal or not" and "revert stealing or not" were made either before, or after the attitudinal questions. All possible individual combinations between stealing and reverting the stealing from others are frequently observed. Answering questions concerning power and responsibility beforehand leads to less stealing. People who believe that power is important in private relations, have a higher tendency to steal money from unknown others, and people who believe that power is important in public relations more often revert the stealing from others. Perceived powerlessness seems to increase stealing as well as reverting of others' stealing. Attitudes towards responsibility do not relate to these investigated behaviors. Individual values for social actions best describe the observed students' behavioral variation in social norm compliance

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