ABSTRACT This paper aims at connecting Self-Determination Theory (SDT) with research on moral identity. It is argued that SDT provides a unique and integrative framework for addressing important questions that have guided research on moral identity for many years: What is a moral identity? How is it linked to moral action? How do moral identities develop? In the present paper, moral identity is conceptualized as a goal of moral action. Individuals want to maintain their moral identity, which in turn motivates them to act morally. Yet, moral identity motivation is not uniform. In line with SDT, it is possible to differentiate between more or less external and internal forms of moral identity motivation. The exact link between moral identity and moral action depends on the type of moral identity motivation involved. Development of moral identity trends towards more internal forms of moral identity motivation, which renders development an influential factor in shaping individuals’ motivation to act morally.

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作为道德行为目标的道德认同：自决理论视角

摘要 本文旨在将自我决定理论（SDT）与道德认同研究联系起来。有人认为，SDT 为解决多年来指导道德认同研究的重要问题提供了一个独特的综合框架：什么是道德认同？它如何与道德行为联系起来？道德认同如何发展？在本文中，道德认同被概念化为道德行动的目标。个人希望保持他们的道德认同，这反过来又会激励他们按照道德行事。然而，道德认同动机并不统一。根据 SDT，可以区分或多或少的外部和内部形式的道德认同动机。道德认同和道德行为之间的确切联系取决于所涉及的道德认同动机的类型。