Associations between moral disengagement and prosocial and antisocial behavior in sport: A systematic review and meta-analysis

IF 3.1 2区心理学 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Psychology of Sport and Exercise Pub Date : 2024-10-05 DOI:10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102762

Lianghao Zhu , Bojun Zhou , Junli Hou , Jingqiang Wang , Yuning Zhou

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Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this study was to summarize the available evidence on the extent of the association between moral disengagement (MD) and prosocial behavior (PB) and antisocial behavior (AB) in sport.

Design

A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

Seven databases were systematically searched and literature screening. The CMA Version 3.3 was applied to estimate confidence intervals for the average effect sizes. The Q statistic and I-squared index were used to test for heterogeneity. Funnel plots, fail-safe numbers (N_fs), and Egger’s linear regression were used to analyze publication bias. Sensitivity analyses were used to identify outliers, and subgroup analyses and meta-regression were used to test potential moderators.

Results

Twenty-nine studies were included, and the results showed the negative correlation between MD and PB in sport was small in size (r = −0.22, 95 % CI [-0.30, −0.14]), while the positive correlation between MD and AB in sport was large in size (r = 0.53, 95 % CI [0.48, 0.59]). More specifically, MD was negatively correlated with PB toward teammates (r = −0.07, 95 % CI [-0.12, −0.01]) and PB toward opponents (r = −0.09, 95 % CI [-0.18, −0.01]), with very small effect sizes, but positively correlated with AB toward teammates (r = 0.43, 95 % CI [0.35, 0.51]) and AB toward opponents (r = 0.56, 95 % CI [0.49, 0.63]), with medium to large effect sizes. Subgroup analyses revealed that individualism-collectivism and sports type moderated the association between MD and AB.

Discussion

Mechanisms of moral disengagement were more strongly associated with antisocial behaviors than prosocial behaviors in sport. In the future, there is a necessity to conduct further research on non-contact sports and different subtypes of antisocial behavior using high-quality study designs.

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体育运动中道德脱离与亲社会行为和反社会行为之间的关系：系统回顾和荟萃分析。

研究目的本研究旨在总结体育运动中道德脱离（MD）与亲社会行为（PB）和反社会行为（AB）之间关联程度的现有证据：方法：系统回顾和荟萃分析：对 7 个数据库进行了系统检索和文献筛选，并使用质量评估工具对纳入研究的偏倚风险进行了评估。采用 CMA 3.3 版估计平均效应大小的置信区间。Q 统计量和 I 平方指数用于检验异质性。漏斗图、故障安全数（Nfs）和 Egger 线性回归用于分析发表偏倚。敏感性分析用于识别异常值，亚组分析和元回归用于检验潜在的调节因子：共纳入 29 项研究，结果显示，运动中 MD 与 PB 之间的负相关性较小（r = -0.22，95% CI [-0.30，-0.14]），而运动中 MD 与 AB 之间的正相关性较大（r = 0.53，95% CI [0.48，0.59]）。更具体地说，MD 与对队友的 PB（r = -0.07，95% CI [-0.12，-0.01]）和对对手的 PB（r = -0.09，95% CI [-0.18，-0.01]）呈负相关，效应大小很小，但与对队友的 AB（r = 0.43，95% CI [0.35，0.51]）和对对手的 AB（r = 0.56，95% CI [0.49，0.63]）呈正相关，效应大小为中等至大。分组分析显示，个人主义-集体主义和运动类型调节了MD和AB之间的关联：讨论：与体育运动中的亲社会行为相比，道德脱离机制与反社会行为的关系更为密切。今后，有必要采用高质量的研究设计，对非接触式运动和不同亚型的反社会行为开展进一步研究。

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Psychology of Sport and Exercise 医学-心理学

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6.40

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5.90%

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172

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69 days

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