Maftei Alexandra, Holman Andrei-Corneliu, Elenescu Alina-Georgiana
Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi, Iaşi, Romania.
Eur J Psychol. 2022 May 31;18(2):181-192. doi: 10.5964/ejop.4011. eCollection 2022 May.
In the current paper, we were interested in examining a series of predictors of organizational moral disengagement, namely Machiavellianism and psychopathy, along with a series of demographic variables (i.e., gender, age, and work experience). Our sample consisted of 114 IT employees aged 21 to 54 (M = 28.51, 62% males). We used a cross-sectional approach and an original scale to measure organizational moral disengagement. The hierarchical regression analysis suggested that the most important predictor of organizational moral disengagement was Machiavellianism, followed by gender (i.e., males). A significant, negative association emerged between organizational moral disengagement and age, suggesting that the older we grow, the lower the organizational moral disengagement. Machiavellianism and psychopathy were significantly associated with all moral disengagement mechanisms, except one - diffusion of responsibility. The most powerful association we found were between Machiavellianism and moral justification and between psychopathy and euphemistic language. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
在当前的论文中，我们感兴趣的是考察一系列组织道德脱离的预测因素，即马基雅维利主义和精神病态，以及一系列人口统计学变量（即性别、年龄和工作经验）。我们的样本由114名年龄在21岁至54岁之间的信息技术员工组成（M = 28.51，62%为男性）。我们采用横断面研究方法和一个原创量表来测量组织道德脱离。层次回归分析表明，组织道德脱离的最重要预测因素是马基雅维利主义，其次是性别（即男性）。组织道德脱离与年龄之间出现了显著的负相关，这表明我们年龄越大，组织道德脱离程度越低。马基雅维利主义和精神病态与除一种道德脱离机制——责任分散之外的所有道德脱离机制都显著相关。我们发现的最有力的关联是马基雅维利主义与道德合理化之间的关联以及精神病态与委婉语之间的关联。本文还讨论了理论和实践意义。
