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Mechanisms of Moral Disengagement Scale: Moral Justification

Function
Ethical decision making, trait cynicism, moral identity
Relevance
Social cognitive theory, moral agency, empathy
Target
Offense
Respondent
Youth
Feature
4 items in 3-point rating scale
Reliability
.71
References

Detert, J. R., Treviño, L. K., & Sweitzer, V. L. (2008). Moral disengagement in ethical decision making: A study of antecedents and outcomes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93(2), 374–391. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.93.2.374
Fung, A. L. C. (2022). Psychosocial Correlates of Reactive and Proactive Aggression among Protesters during the Social Movement in Hong Kong. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(8), 4679. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084679