Iowa State University.
Georgia Southern University.
Behav Sci Law. 2015 Nov-Dec;33(6):771-83. doi: 10.1002/bsl.2164. Epub 2015 Feb 2.
Taking blame for another person's misconduct may occur at relatively high rates for less serious crimes. The authors examined individual differences and situational factors related to this phenomenon by surveying college students (n = 213) and men enrolled in substance abuse treatment programs (n = 42). Among college students, conscientiousness and delinquency predicted their likelihood of being in a situation in which it was possible to take the blame for another person's misconduct. Situational factors, including the relationship with the perpetrator, the seriousness of the offense, feelings of responsibility for the offense, and differential consequences between the offender and the blame taker, were associated with college students' decisions to take the blame. Among substance abuse treatment participants, individuals who took the blame for another person's misconduct were more extraverted, reported feeling more loyalty toward the true perpetrator, and indicated more incentives to take the blame than individuals who did not take the blame. Links between theories of helping behavior and situational factors that predict blame taking are discussed.
为他人的不当行为承担责任的情况可能在相对较轻的犯罪中发生得较为频繁。作者通过对大学生（n=213）和参加药物滥用治疗项目的男性（n=42）进行调查，研究了与这种现象相关的个体差异和情境因素。在大学生中，责任心和犯罪行为预测了他们可能处于一种为他人的不当行为承担责任的情境中的可能性。情境因素，包括与犯罪者的关系、犯罪的严重程度、对犯罪的责任感以及犯罪者和承担责任者之间的不同后果，与大学生承担责任的决定有关。在药物滥用治疗参与者中，为他人的不当行为承担责任的人比不承担责任的人更外向，对真正的犯罪者表示出更多的忠诚感，并表示更有承担责任的动机。讨论了帮助行为理论与预测承担责任的情境因素之间的联系。
