How personal relative deprivation influences moral disengagement

The role of malicious envy and Honesty–Humility

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21392239
AutoresHuanhuan Zhao (0000-0001-8650-6085, Department of Psychology Shanghai Normal University Shanghai China), Heyun Zhang (0000-0003-4712-2964, Department of Psychology Shanghai Normal University Shanghai China, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen63
Número3
Páginas246-255
Fecha de publicación2022-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaScandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sjop.12791
PMID34750825
OpenAlexW3212605590
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14
Referencias citadas59

Scant research has investigated the potential influence of personal relative deprivation on moral disengagement, and little is known regarding the mechanisms underlying this relationship. Inspired by relative deprivation theory, this study proposed a moderated mediation model to explore the relationship between personal relative deprivation and moral disengagement by examining the mediating role of malicious envy and the moderating role of Honesty–Humility. Five hundred and eighty‐nine Chinese adults completed anonymous measures of personal relative deprivation, malicious envy, Honesty–Humility, and moral disengagement. Results revealed that personal relative deprivation was positively correlated with moral disengagement and that malicious envy fully mediated this relationship. Moderated mediation analysis indicated that Honesty–Humility moderated the relationship between personal relative deprivation and malicious envy and that between malicious envy and moral disengagement. Specifically, both relationships became weaker for adults with higher levels of Honesty–Humility. These findings not only highlight the importance of identifying the underlying mechanisms between personal relative deprivation and moral disengagement, but also provide valuable implications for the effective prevention and mitigation of moral disengagement

Disengagement theory · Honesty · Humility · Mediation · Moderated mediation · Moral disengagement · Political science · Relative deprivation · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Law · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology