Showing papers by "Christin-Melanie Vauclair published in 2015"
ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon1, Victoria University of Wellington2, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo3, Regensburg University of Applied Sciences4, Istanbul Bilgi University5, Kyoto University6, University of Brasília7, De La Salle University8, University of Helsinki9, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich10
TL;DR: This paper found that individuals from individualistic-oriented cultures exhibit more lenient judgments toward moralized issues than those from collectivisticoriented cultures, and that moral attitudes vary not only depending on individual characteristics but also as a function of culture.
Abstract: Opinions about moralized issues are arguably one of the most difficult issues in interpersonal dialogues given that they can result in intolerance and prejudicial behavior toward those with divergent moral beliefs. Recent research has shown that moral attitudes vary not only depending on the individual’s characteristics but also as a function of culture. Individuals from individualistic-oriented cultures exhibit more lenient judgments toward moralized issues than those from collectivistic-oriented cultures. What is unclear to date is what kinds of cultural value motives underlie these attitudes—Are they driven only by intrinsic value motives (personal values) or also by extrinsic value motives (prescriptive values in the form of societal expectations about what should be valued)? The cultural press to conform is arguably stronger if moral attitudes are predicted by the latter. Participants from eight countries (N = 1,456) responded to a questionnaire containing a modified version of the Schwartz Value Sur...
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