Abstract

Moral pride acts as an intrinsic reinforcement of moral behavior. However, a study with adolescents revealed a paradoxical effect: prosocial behaviors which involved either going against the group majority or other personal costs (dedication of time and effort, a possible punishment, etc.) generated less, not more, moral pride, indicating that moral pride is weakened just when it is needed most. Does this effect reflect a specific characteristic of adolescent morality or a relatively stable weakness in moral functioning? The aim of the present study was to determine whether or not this effect continues beyond adolescence. The sample was made up of 152 young adults, 78 women and 74 men. Participants were given 8 scenarios in which someone needed help (two for each combination of the two variables considered: going against the majority and other costs) and were asked how proud they would feel if they helped. Among this age group, the negative effect of other costs was reversed (higher costs, more pride); that of going against the majority had weakened, but had not been reversed. Women scored higher for moral pride than men.

摘要

道德自豪感是道德行为的内在增强。然而，一项针对青少年的研究显示出一种自相矛盾的效果：亲社会行为涉及违背群体多数或其他个人成本（奉献时间和精力，可能受到的惩罚等）产生的影响较小。，而不是道德自豪感，表明道德自豪感在最需要的时候就会减弱。这种影响是否反映出青少年道德的特定特征或道德功能相对稳定的弱点？本研究的目的是确定这种作用是否持续到青春期以外。样本由152位年轻成年人，78位女性和74位男性组成。为参与者提供了8种方案，其中有人需要帮助（考虑的两个变量的每种组合中有两种：与多数派和其他费用相抵触），并被问到如果他们有所帮助，他们会感到多么自豪。在这个年龄段，其他费用的负面影响正好相反（更高的成本，更自豪）; 反对多数派的观点已经减弱，但并未逆转。女性在道德自豪感方面的得分高于男性。