scholarly journals Moral Neutralization

2019 ◽  
pp. 117-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Øyvind Kvalnes
Keyword(s):  
Moral Neutralization

scholarly journals Moral neutralization: Nurses' evolution in unethical climate workplaces

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamideh Hakimi ◽  
Soodabeh Joolaee ◽  
Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani ◽  
Patricia Rodney ◽  
Hadi Ranjbar
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Moral Performance ◽  
Unethical Behaviors ◽  
Moral Indifference ◽  
Moral Neutralization ◽  
Inductive Thematic Analysis

Abstract Introduction Good quality of care is dependent on nurses’ strong clinical skills and strong moral competencies, as well. However, the moral performance of some nurses in some organizations shows a deterioration in their moral sensitivity and actions. The aim of the study reported on in this paper was to explore the experiences of nurses regarding negative changes in their moral practice. Materials and Methods This was a qualitative study utilizing a inductive thematic analysis approach, which was conducted from February 2017 to September 2019. Twenty-five nurses participated in semi-structured interviews. Results The main theme that emerged from our analysis was one of moral neutralization in the context of an unethical moral climate. We found five sub-themes, including: (1) feeling discouraged; (2) normalization; (3) giving up; (4) becoming a justifier; and (5) moral indifference. Conclusions Unethical moral climates in health organizations can result in deterioration of morality in nurses which can harm both pateints and health syetms. Some unethical behaviors in nurses can be explaiened by this process.

scholarly journals Developmental Predictors of Violent Extremist Attitudes

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 755-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Nivette ◽  
Manuel Eisner ◽  
Denis Ribeaud
Keyword(s):  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Conditional Effects ◽  
The Social ◽  
Violent Extremism ◽  
Rule Breaking ◽  
Legal Constraints ◽  
Moral Neutralization ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Objectives: This study examines the influence of collective strain on support for violent extremism among an ethnically diverse sample of Swiss adolescents. This study explores two claims derived from general strain theory: (1) Exposure to collective strain is associated with higher support for violent extremism and (2) the effect of collective strain is conditional on perceptions of moral and legal constraints. Methods: This study uses data from two waves of the Zurich Project on the Social Development of Children and Youth. We use ordinary least squares procedures to regress violent extremist attitudes at age 17 on strain, moral and legal constraints, and control variables measured at ages 15 to 17. Conditional effects were examined using an interaction term for collective strain and moral neutralization and legal cynicism, respectively. Results: The results show that collective strain does not have a direct effect on violent extremist attitudes once other variables are controlled. However, the degree to which individuals neutralize moral and legal constraints amplifies the impact of collective strain on violent extremist attitudes. Conclusions: This study shows that those who already espouse justifications for violence and rule breaking are more vulnerable to extremist violent pathways, particularly when exposed to collective social strife, conflict, and repression.

Honesty in projects

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 590-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Øyvind Kvalnes
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Moral Psychology ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Challenge ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Moral Neutralization ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how the concept of honesty can shed light on misreporting issues in projects. Research on honesty can be useful for practitioners and researchers in project management, in order to understand and counter the withholding and distortion of relevant information from projects. In moral psychology, dishonesty is often explained as a result of moral neutralization. The paper provides an account of how neutralization can lead to dishonesty in projects. Design/methodology/approach – The current study is based on a literature review of research on misreporting and dishonesty in projects, and of relevant generic studies of honesty. Findings – The author concludes that the phenomenon of moral neutralization can explain dishonesty and misreporting in projects. Honesty can be encouraged by identifying attempts at moral neutralization, and rendering them unacceptable. At the core of this position is the view that the level of honesty amongst project members is most adequately understood and explained from a circumstance rather than a character approach. Research limitations/implications – The paper is based on a literature review, and needs to be supported by further empirical studies within project management. Practical implications – The suggested primacy of a circumstance approach to honesty implies that project practitioners should be aware of the phenomenon of moral neutralization. Even people of good moral character can become involved in neutralization, in order to render misreporting acceptable. The central practical challenge can thus be to recognize tendencies of neutralization in one's own and other people's moral reasoning. Originality/value – The main contribution of this paper is to introduce the concept of honesty in general, and the concept of moral neutralization in particular, to project management research and practice. The paper also suggests concrete ways to redirect attention from character to circumstances, based on more general research findings in social and moral psychology.

scholarly journals Moral neutralization: Nurses' evolution in unethical climate workplaces

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamideh Hakimi ◽  
Soodabeh Joolaee ◽  
Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani ◽  
Patricia Rodney ◽  
Hadi Ranjbar
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Moral Performance ◽  
Unethical Behaviors ◽  
Moral Indifference ◽  
Moral Neutralization ◽  
Inductive Thematic Analysis

Abstract Introduction: Good quality of care is dependent on nurses’ strong clinical skills and strong moral competencies, as well. However, the moral performance of some nurses in some organizations shows a deterioration in their moral sensitivity and actions. The aim of the study reported on in this paper was to explore the experiences of nurses regarding negative changes in their moral practice. Materials and Methods: This was a qualitative study utilizing a inductive thematic analysis approach, which was conducted from February 2017 to September 2019. Twenty-five nurses participated in semi-structured interviews. Results: The main theme that emerged from our analysis was one of moral neutralization in the context of an unethical moral climate. We found five sub-themes, including: (1) feeling discouraged; (2) normalization; (3) giving up; (4) becoming a justifier; and (5) moral indifference. Conclusions: Unethical moral climates in health organizations can result in deterioration of morality in nurses which can harm both pateints and health syetms. Some unethical behaviors in nurses can be explaiened by this process.

scholarly journals Moral neutralization: Nurses’ evolution in unethical climate workplaces

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamideh Hakimi ◽  
Soodabeh Joolaee ◽  
Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani ◽  
Patricia Rodney ◽  
Hadi Ranjbar
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Moral Standards ◽  
Moral Performance ◽  
Unethical Behaviors ◽  
Moral Neutralization ◽  
Inductive Thematic Analysis

Abstract Introduction Good quality of care is dependent on nurses’ strong clinical skills and moral competencies, as well. While most nurses work with high moral standards, the moral performance of some nurses in some organizations shows a deterioration in their moral sensitivity and actions. The study reported in this paper aimed to explore the experiences of nurses regarding negative changes in their moral practice. Materials and methods This was a qualitative study utilizing an inductive thematic analysis approach, which was conducted from February 2017 to September 2019. Twenty-five nurses participated in semi-structured interviews. Results The main theme that emerged from our analysis was one of moral neutralization in the context of an unethical moral climate. We found five sub-themes, including: (1) feeling discouraged; (2) normalization; (3) giving up; (4) becoming a justifier; and (5) moral indifference. Conclusions Unethical moral climates in health organizations can result in deterioration of morality in nurses which can harm both patients and health systems. Some unethical behaviors in nurses can be explained by this process.

scholarly journals Attitudes Toward Wife Beating Among Female and Male Adolescents in Jordan

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052090313
Author(s):  
Isabell Schuster ◽  
Pelin Gul ◽  
Manuel Eisner ◽  
Lana Ghuneim
Keyword(s):  
Female Sexuality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Wife Beating ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Harsh Discipline ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adolescent Attitudes ◽  
Acceptance Rates ◽  
Moral Neutralization

Previous research in the Middle East and North Africa has revealed justifying attitudes toward wife beating among adults, but little is known about adolescent attitudes and its predictors. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to examine theoretically relevant predictors of supportive attitudes toward wife beating among adolescents in Jordan. Due to limited evidence on the role of gender, potential differences between girls and boys were explored. A total of 856 students (455 female) from 14 secondary schools in Amman, the capital city of Jordan, participated in the cross-sectional study which was conducted during normal school hours. Religiosity, beliefs regarding control of female sexuality, moral neutralization of aggression, and parental harsh discipline were assessed to predict attitudes toward wife beating, controlling for sociodemographic variables. Acceptance rates of wife beating ranged between 6.1% and 50.5%. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that beliefs supporting control of female sexuality, moral neutralization of aggression, and paternal harsh discipline predicted supportive attitudes toward wife beating, but religiosity and maternal harsh discipline did not. Separate analyses for each gender yielded that maternal harsh discipline was a significant predictor of wife beating attitudes for girls, but not for boys, whereas paternal harsh discipline was a significant predictor for boys, but not for girls. Furthermore, beliefs regarding female sexuality and moral neutralization of aggression mediated the relationship between religiosity and wife beating attitudes. Policy measures and intervention efforts targeting particularly harsh discipline and sociocultural beliefs are sorely needed to address this issue in Jordanian society.

scholarly journals The effects of violent victimization on violent ideations in late adolescence. A longitudinal study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Eisner ◽  
Daniela Kaiser ◽  
Aja Louise Murray ◽  
Amy Nivette ◽  
Denis Ribeaud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Late Adolescence ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Violent Victimization ◽  
Violent Media ◽  
Full Information Maximum Likelihood ◽  
The Social ◽  
Moral Neutralization

Violent ideations are increasingly recognized as an important psychological process involved in aggressive and violent behavior. However, little is known about the processes that contribute to violent ideations. This paper therefore examines the effects of dispositional and situational factors on violent ideations during late adolescence. More specifically, it examines the extent to which violent victimization triggers violent ideations. Furthermore, it examines whether effects of violent victimization on violent ideations differ by gender. This study uses data from two waves of the Zurich Project on the Social Development from Childhood into Adulthood (z-proso; n= 1,465). Full-information maximum likelihood regressions are used to regress violent ideations at age 17 on social and psychological characteristics measured at age 15 and reports of previous year violent victimization measured at age 17. The results show that violent ideations at age 17 are strongly influenced by violent thoughts, aggressive behavior, violent media consumption, moral neutralization of violence, and internalizing symptoms measured at age 15. Moreover, victimization experiences increase the likelihood of violent ideations over and above pre-existing dispositions and prior violent ideations. The effects are stronger for adolescent males than for females.

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