Situational ethics

About: Situational ethics is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4023 publications have been published within this topic receiving 145379 citations.

Situational variations in ethnic identity across immigration generations: Implications for acculturative change and cross-cultural adaptation.

Abstract: This study examined whether the acculturation of ethnic identity is first evident in more public situations with greater opportunity for intercultural interaction and eventually penetrates more intimate situations. It also investigated whether situational variations in identity are associated with cross-cultural adaptation. First-generation (G1), second-generation (G2) and mixed-parentage second-generation (G2.5) young adult Canadians (n = 137, n = 169, and n = 91, respectively) completed a questionnaire assessing their heritage and Canadian identities across four situational domains (family, friends, university and community), global heritage identity and cross-cultural adaptation. Consistent with the acculturation penetration hypothesis, the results showed Canadian identity was stronger than heritage identity in public domains, but the converse was true in the family domain; moreover, the difference between the identities in the family domain was attenuated in later generations. Situational variability indicated better adaptation for the G1 cohort, but poorer adaptation for the G2.5 cohort. For the G2 cohort, facets of global identity moderated the relation, such that those with a weaker global identity experienced greater difficulties and hassles with greater identity variability but those with a stronger identity did not. These results are interpreted in light of potential interpersonal issues implied by situational variation for each generation cohort.

Situational Judgment Tests as an Alternative Measure for Personality Assessment

Abstract: . Across many domains of applied psychology, personality traits are related to important outcomes such as well-being, psychological disorders, work performance, and academic achievement. However, self-reports, the most common approach to personality assessment, have certain limitations and disadvantages, such as being prone to faking. We investigated whether situational judgment tests, an established assessment technique to predict job performance, might serve as an alternative measure for the assessment of personality. Our results show that a situational judgment test specifically developed to assess narrow personality traits may possess high levels of construct validity. Additionally, our results indicate that the situational judgment was equivalent to a self-report personality measure with regard to predicting a number of theoretically related criteria. We conclude that situational judgment tests may serve as an alternative method for the assessment of personality and discuss potential theoreti...

A grounded theory of moral reckoning in nursing

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Moral distress is a pervasive problem in nursing, contributing to loss of nurses' ethical integrity, dissatisfaction with the work of nursing, and loss of nurses from the workforce. PURPOSE: The purpose of this research was twofold: to further elucidate the experiences and consequences of professional nurses' moral distress and to formulate a logical, systematic, and explanatory theory of moral distress and its consequences. METHODS: This Glasserian grounded theory study utilized volunteer and purposive sampling to recruit a sample of 21 registered nurses. RESULTS: The theory of moral reckoning in nursing illuminates a three-stage process. After a novice period, the nurse experiences a Stage of Ease in which there is comfort in the workplace and congruence of internal and external values. Unexpectedly, a situational bind occurs in which the nurse's core beliefs come into irreconcilable conflict with social norms. This constitutes a critical juncture, forcing the nurse out of the Stage of Ease into the Stage of Resolution, during which the nurse attempts to resolve the conflict by choosing among values. Resolution includes either giving up or making a stand. The nurse then moves into the Stage of Reflection in which beliefs, values, and actions are iteratively examined. The nurse tries to make sense of his or her experiences through remembering, telling the story, examining conflicts, and living with the consequences. CONCLUSIONS: The theory reaches further than moral distress, identifying a critical juncture and better explaining a process that includes motivation and conflict, resolution, and reflection.

Toward a Two-Track Model of Leadership Training: Suggestions from Self-Monitoring Theory.

Abstract: The personality typology of high versus low self-monitoring is presented as a possible moderator of leadership training. The behavior of high self-monitoring individuals is guided by situational fa...

A Test of the Third-Person Effect in Public Relations: Application of Social Comparison Theory

Abstract: Based on a social comparison theoretical framework, this study explores the third-person effect in public relations and examines situational variables such as message topic, message valence (i.e., positive versus negative), perceived desirability of being affected by the message, and receiver characteristics. A lab experiment (n=229) was conducted. This study provided additional empirical evidence of the prevalence of the third-person effect in the context of positive and negative news releases.