Many real-world dilemmas involve disagreement about whether decisions should follow moral norms in an unconditional manner (deontology) or be based on the consequences for the greater good (utilitarianism). To examine how political ideology may account for some of these disagreements, the current research used a formal modeling approach to investigate the associations between political ideology and (a) sensitivity to consequences, (b) sensitivity to moral norms, and (c) general preference for inaction versus action in responses to moral dilemmas. Across three studies (N = 996) with samples from the United States (Studies 1 and 3) and the United Kingdom (Study 2), conservatives were less influenced by overall consequences for the greater good in comparison with liberals. Political ideology was not significantly associated with sensitivity to moral norms and general action tendencies. The findings provide more nuanced insights into how political ideology may contribute to disagreements on real-world moral dilemmas.

许多现实世界的困境都涉及到决策是否应该无条件地遵循道德规范（道义论）或基于更大利益的后果（功利主义）的分歧。为了研究政治意识形态如何解释其中一些分歧，当前的研究使用了正式的建模方法来调查政治意识形态与（a）对后果的敏感性，（b）对道德规范的敏感性和（c）一般偏好之间的关联应对道德困境时的不作为与行动。在以美国（研究 1 和 3）和英国（研究 2）为样本的三项研究（ N = 996）中，与自由派相比，保守派受到更大利益的总体后果的影响较小。政治意识形态与道德规范和一般行为倾向的敏感性没有显着相关。这些发现为政治意识形态如何导致现实世界道德困境的分歧提供了更细致的见解。