Christy Andrew G, Seto Elizabeth, Schlegel Rebecca J, Vess Matthew, Hicks Joshua A
1 Texas A&M University, College Station, USA.
2 Montana State University, Bozeman, USA.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2016 Nov;42(11):1538-1550. doi: 10.1177/0146167216665095. Epub 2016 Sep 28.
The present research addresses the relationship between morally valenced behavior and perceptions of self-knowledge, an outcome that has received little attention in moral psychology. We propose that morally valenced behavior is related to subjective perceptions of self-knowledge, such that people experience lower levels of self-knowledge when they are reminded of their immoral behaviors. We tested this proposition in four studies ( N = 1,177). Study 1 used daily-diary methods and indicates that daily perceptions of self-knowledge covary with daily levels of morally valenced behavior. The final three studies made use of experimental methods and demonstrate that thinking about immoral behaviors attenuates current perceptions of self-knowledge. The predicted relationships and effects generally persist when controlling for self-esteem. Based on our findings, we argue that perceived self-knowledge may play a functional role in moral self-concept maintenance and moral regulatory processes.
本研究探讨了道德价态行为与自我认知观念之间的关系，这一结果在道德心理学中很少受到关注。我们认为，道德价态行为与自我认知的主观观念相关，即当人们被提醒自己的不道德行为时，他们的自我认知水平会降低。我们在四项研究（N = 1177）中对这一命题进行了测试。研究1采用日记法，表明自我认知的日常观念与道德价态行为的日常水平共变。最后三项研究采用实验方法，证明思考不道德行为会削弱当前的自我认知观念。在控制自尊时，预测的关系和效应通常依然存在。基于我们的研究结果，我们认为，感知到的自我认知可能在道德自我概念维护和道德调节过程中发挥功能性作用。
