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  • Disengagement from Moral Di...
    Yalcin, Esra; Aktas, Busra

    Psikiyatride güncel yaklaşimlar, 01/2024, Volume: 16, Issue: 1
    Journal Article

    It is an intriguing question of how people can reduce stress in situations where internal moral standards are violated. The moral distancing theory that addresses this question has been proposed to explain the different cognitive mechanisms facilitating people's involvement in or witnessing moral violations. Several findings showed that individual differences and contextual factors might explain moral disengagement tendencies. Beyond showing the correlations between moral disengagement processes and individual differences and contextual factors, it is also valuable to investigate if there is an effective way to intervene in moral disengagement. This review article addresses the previously shown evidence regarding individual differences, contextual factors, and interventions, which aim to enrich our understanding of the underlying psychological mechanisms to reduce unethical behaviors. Taken together, Honesty-Humility, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Psychopathy, and Machiavellianism were found to be individual differences associated with moral disengagement. Additionally, less research showed that attachment styles, political attitudes, moral identity, and emotions might be essential to experience moral disengagement. Although several studies showed that individual differences are related to being more prone to moral disengagement, these studies were rarely considered in intervention programs aiming to reduce immoral behaviors. Programs that have been designed to reduce moral disengagement overlook the longterm effects. Additionally, interventions often focus on the work environment and adolescence. In the future, interventions that include longitudinal designs considering the role of individual differences and different contexts might contribute to the relevant literature.. Keywords: Moral psychology, moral disengagement, individual differences, intervention studies Kisilerin icsel ahlaki standartlarin ihlal edildigi durumlarda nasil dusuk duzeyde stres deneyimledigi merak uyandiran bir sorudur. Bu soruyu ele alan ahlaki uzaklafma teorisi, insanlarin ahlaki ihlallere dahil veya tanik olmasini kolaylastiran farkli bilissel mekanizmalari aciklamak uzere one surulmstur. Incelemeler ahlaki uzaklasmaya iliskin egilimlerin baglamsal faktorlerin yani sira bireysel farkliliklarla da aciklanabilecegine isaret etmektedir. Ahlaki uzaklasmanin bireysel farkliliklar ve baglamsal faktorlerle iliskisinin otesinde, ahlaki uzaklasmaya mudahale etmenin etkili bir yolu olup olmadigini arastirmak da oldukca degerlidir. Bu derleme makalesi, bireysel farkliliklar, baglamsal faktorler ve mudahalelerle ilgili calismalari ele alarak etik olmayan davranislarin azaltilabilmesi icin altta yatan psikolojik mekanizmalara iliskin anlayisimizi zenginlestirmeyi amaclamaktadir. Birlikte ele alindiginda, bulgular Durustluk-Alcakgonulluluk, Uyumluluk, Sorumluluk, Psikopati ve Makyavelizm'in, ahlaki uzaksafma ile iliskili bireysel farkliliklar oldugunu gostermektedir. Ek olarak, daha az sayida arastirmada baglanma stillerinin, politik tutumlarin, ahlaki kimligin ve ahlaki duygularin ahlaki uzaklasma sureclerini deneyimlemekle iliskili oldugu bulunmustur. Calismalar bireysel farkliliklarin ahlaki uzaklasmaya yatkinlikicin onemli oldugunu gosterse de bu farklarin ahlaki uzaklafmayi azaltmakicin mudahale programlarinda nadiren dikkate alindigi gorulmektedir. Ahlaki uzaklacmayi azaltmakicin tasarlanan programlarin uzun vadeli etkilerinin nadiren test edildigi ve genellikle calisma ortamina veya ergenlik donemine odaklandigi gorulmektedir. Gelecekte bireysel farkliliklarin rolunu dikkate alan boylamsal desenleri iceren uygulamali calismalar ilgili literature katki saglayacaktir. Anahtar sozcukler: Ahlak psikolojisi, ahlaki uzaklafma, bireysel farkliliklar, mudahale calismalari