Dolgikh Alexandra G, Almazova Olga V, Molchanov Sergei V, Shaigerova Ludmila A
Federal Scientific Center for Psychological and Interdisciplinary Research, Moscow, Russia.
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia.
Psychol Russ. 2025 Jun 1;18(2):97-112. doi: 10.11621/pir.2025.0206. eCollection 2025.
Extreme events, including warfare, lead to transformations in moral norms and the heightened intensity of moral disengagement mechanisms, which may be prolonged or become irreversible. Research to identify the factors that reduce the frequency of moral disengagement mechanisms among adolescents can lead to understanding how to prevent and decrease the intensity of destructive behavior.
To identify the emotional states and fundamental belief systems that correlate with the intensity of moral disengagement in adolescents from combat zones, compared to peers in a control group.
The study employed the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-21) to assess the severity of negative emotional states; the revised World Assumption Scale (Russian adaptation) to measure the intensity of "ve fundamental beliefs; and the Propensity to Morally Disengage Scale (Russian adaptation) to evaluate the extent of moral disengagement. The sample consisted of 196 adolescents aged 13 to 16. 98 participants were residents of a combat zone (Belgorod Region) and 98 participants from various regions of the Russian Federation with no exposure to combat danger.
The study revealed a significantcant deterioration across all assessed indicators of emotional state, as well as a reduction in fundamental beliefs about the benevolence of the world, the trustworthiness of others, and selfworth among adolescents in the primary group compared to the control group. Adolescents from the Belgorod Region exhibited significantly higher levels of 5 (from 8) moral disengagement mechanisms. Predictors of the intensity of moral disengagement were identified.
Living in a combat zone contributes to the intensification of negative emotional states, the breakdown of fundamental belief systems, and a prevalence of moral disengagement mechanisms in adolescents. Depression levels (directly) and beliefs in the benevolence and controllability of the world (inversely) predicted moral disengagement.
包括战争在内的极端事件会导致道德规范的转变以及道德脱离机制强度的增加，这种情况可能会持续很长时间或变得不可逆转。确定能够降低青少年道德脱离机制频率的因素的研究，有助于理解如何预防和减少破坏性行为的强度。
与对照组的同龄人相比，确定与战区青少年道德脱离强度相关的情绪状态和基本信念系统。
该研究采用抑郁、焦虑和压力量表（DASS-21）来评估负面情绪状态的严重程度；修订后的世界假设量表（俄语版）来衡量“五种基本信念”的强度；道德脱离倾向量表（俄语版）来评估道德脱离的程度。样本包括196名13至16岁的青少年。98名参与者是战区（别尔哥罗德州）的居民，98名参与者来自俄罗斯联邦的不同地区，未接触过战斗危险。
研究发现，与对照组相比，主要组青少年在所有评估的情绪状态指标上都有显著恶化，同时他们对世界的善意、他人的可信赖性和自我价值的基本信念也有所降低。别尔哥罗德州的青少年表现出明显更高水平的5种（共8种）道德脱离机制。确定了道德脱离强度的预测因素。
生活在战区会加剧青少年的负面情绪状态，导致基本信念系统的崩溃，并使道德脱离机制普遍存在。抑郁水平（直接）和对世界的善意及可控性的信念（间接）预测了道德脱离。
