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

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