Dark Triad and the attitude toward military violence against civilians: The role of moral disengagement

IF 2.8 2区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Olga Gulevich, Evgeny Osin, Daniil Chernov
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Abstract

Scholars pay great attention to sociopsychological factors that predict attitudes toward military action, but they rarely address personality variables. The purpose of this study was to analyse the relationship between the Dark Triad traits, general moral disengagement, and military attitudes. We conducted three surveys between May and November 2022 in three samples of Russian residents (N = 736, 795, and 752). The results showed that the Dark Triad was only marginally related to attitudes toward military action abroad, but emerged as a consistent positive predictor of support for violence against civilians with psychopathy showing the strongest effect. Moreover, this relationship was mediated by moral disengagement. At the same time, Big Five traits and sociopsychological variables predicted the attitudes toward military action, but were generally unrelated to the attitudes toward violence against civilians. The findings suggest the existence of distinct pathways underlying the support of general military action and unethical military action.

黑暗三合会与对平民实施军事暴力的态度:道德脱离的作用
学者们非常关注预测军事行动态度的社会心理因素,但很少涉及人格变量。本研究旨在分析 "黑暗三合会 "特质、一般道德疏离和军事态度之间的关系。我们在 2022 年 5 月至 11 月期间对三个俄罗斯居民样本(样本数分别为 736、795 和 752)进行了三次调查。结果显示,"黑暗三合会 "与对海外军事行动的态度关系不大,但对支持针对平民的暴力行为却有持续的正向预测作用,其中精神变态的影响最大。此外,这种关系还受到道德脱离的中介作用。同时,"大五 "特质和社会心理变量可以预测对军事行动的态度,但一般与对针对平民的暴力行为的态度无关。研究结果表明,支持一般军事行动和不道德军事行动存在不同的途径。
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期刊介绍: Topics covered include, among others, intergroup relations, group processes, social cognition, attitudes, social influence and persuasion, self and identity, verbal and nonverbal communication, language and thought, affect and emotion, embodied and situated cognition and individual differences of social-psychological relevance. Together with original research articles, the European Journal of Social Psychology"s innovative and inclusive style is reflected in the variety of articles published: Research Article: Original articles that provide a significant contribution to the understanding of social phenomena, up to a maximum of 12,000 words in length.
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