Sattler Sebastian, Dubljević Veljko, Racine Eric
Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Front Psychol. 2023 Jan 9;13:1064442. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1064442. eCollection 2022.
Moral judgment is of critical importance in the work context because of its implicit or explicit omnipresence in a wide range of work-place practices. The moral aspects of actual behaviors, intentions, and consequences represent areas of deep preoccupation, as exemplified in current corporate social responsibility programs, yet there remain ongoing debates on the best understanding of how such aspects of morality (behaviors, intentions, and consequences) interact. The ADC Model of moral judgment integrates the theoretical insights of three major moral theories (virtue ethics, deontology, and consequentialism) into a single model, which explains how moral judgment occurs in parallel evaluation processes of three different components: the character of a person (Agent-component); their actions (Deed-component); and the consequences brought about in the situation (Consequences-component). The model offers the possibility of overcoming difficulties encountered by single or dual-component theories.
We designed a 2 × 2 × 2-between-subjects design vignette experiment with a Germany-wide sample of employed respondents ( = 1,349) to test this model.
Results showed that the Deed-component affects willingness to cooperate in the work context, which is mediated moral judgments. These effects also varied depending on the levels of the Agent- and Consequences-component.
Thereby, the results exemplify the usefulness of the ADC Model in the work context by showing how the distinct components of morality affect moral judgment.
道德判断在工作环境中至关重要，因为它在广泛的工作场所实践中或隐或显地普遍存在。实际行为、意图和后果的道德层面是人们深切关注的领域，当前企业社会责任项目就是例证，但对于如何最好地理解道德的这些方面（行为、意图和后果）之间的相互作用，仍存在持续的争论。道德判断的ADC模型将三种主要道德理论（美德伦理学、义务论和结果论）的理论见解整合到一个单一模型中，该模型解释了道德判断如何在对三个不同组成部分的并行评估过程中发生：一个人的性格（主体部分）；他们的行为（行为部分）；以及情境中产生的后果（后果部分）。该模型提供了克服单组分或双组分理论所遇到困难的可能性。
我们设计了一项2×2×2组间设计的 vignette 实验，样本来自德国范围内的在职受访者（ = 1349），以测试该模型。
结果表明，行为部分会影响工作环境中的合作意愿，这是由道德判断介导的。这些影响也因主体部分和后果部分的水平而异。
因此，结果通过展示道德的不同组成部分如何影响道德判断，例证了ADC模型在工作环境中的有用性。
