The rejection of moral rebels
Resenting those who do the right thing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6205963 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benoît Monin (0000-0003-2894-1876, Stanford University), Pamela J Sawyer (University of California, Santa Barbara), Matthew J Marquez |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 76-93 |
| Publication date | 2008-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.95.1.76 |
| PMID | 18605853 |
| OpenAlex | W2098855123 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 115 |
| References cited | 27 |
Four studies document the rejection of moral rebels. In Study 1, participants who made a counterattitudinal speech disliked a person who refused on principle to do so, but uninvolved observers preferred this rebel to an obedient other. In Study 2, participants taking part in a racist task disliked a rebel who refused to go along, but mere observers did not. This rejection was mediated by the perception that rebels would reject obedient participants (Study 3), but did not occur when participants described an important trait or value beforehand (Study 4). Together, these studies suggest that rebels are resented when their implicit reproach threatens the positive self-image of individuals who did not rebel
Perception · Social perception · Task (project management) · Value (mathematics) · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Psychology of Social Influence · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 115 |
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| Citations per year | 7,19 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 108 |