Michelle J Birch, Joseph Inhaber, Andrea R Ashbaugh
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Abstract
Background and objectives: Morally horrific events can evoke moral pain and may result in a type of psychological distress known as moral injury (MI). Previous research has hypothesized intolerance of uncertainty (IU; the aversive cognitive and behavioural reaction to uncertainty) may predict MI symptomatology due to its influence on perceived responsibility (PR). As such, we examined the influence of IU and PR on moral emotions associated with vignettes depicting morally stressful events.
Method: Participants (n = 245) completed the IU-Scale Short-Form, and were randomly assigned to listen and imagine themselves in a series of vignettes depicting grave moral transgressions committed either by the self (self-transgression condition; STC) or others (OTC). Participants provided ratings of moral emotions and PR in response to each vignette.
Results: Significant positive associations were observed between PR and moral emotions in the STC and OTC. IU's behavioral subdimension, inhibitory IU, was positively associated with moral emotions in the STC. Inhibitory IU did not moderate the association between PR and moral emotions.
Conclusion: Future research should further explore the interplay of inhibitory IU, PR and MI. Understanding the behavioral inaction associated with elevated inhibitory IU may be important in mitigating painful moral emotions following self-transgressed moral violations.
背景和目的:道德上的恐怖事件会唤起道德上的痛苦,并可能导致一种被称为道德伤害(MI)的心理困扰。以往的研究假设,对不确定性的不容忍(IU;对不确定性的厌恶性认知和行为反应)可能会对感知到的责任(PR)产生影响,从而预测道德伤害症状。因此,我们研究了 IU 和 PR 对与道德压力事件相关的道德情绪的影响:方法:参与者(n = 245)完成 IU 量表简表,并被随机分配在一系列描述自己(自我违背条件;STC)或他人(OTC)严重道德违背的小故事中倾听和想象自己。参与者根据每个小故事对道德情感和 PR 进行评分:结果:在 STC 和 OTC 条件下,PR 与道德情感之间存在显著的正相关。在 STC 中,IU 的行为子维度抑制性 IU 与道德情感呈正相关。结论:未来的研究应进一步探讨抑制性 IU 与道德情感之间的相互作用:未来的研究应进一步探讨抑制性 IU、PR 和 MI 的相互作用。了解与抑制性 IU 升高相关的行为不作为可能对减轻自我违背道德后的痛苦道德情绪非常重要。
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This journal provides a forum for scientific, theoretically important, and clinically significant research reports and conceptual contributions. It deals with experimental and field studies on anxiety dimensions and stress and coping processes, but also with related topics such as the antecedents and consequences of stress and emotion. We also encourage submissions contributing to the understanding of the relationship between psychological and physiological processes, specific for stress and anxiety. Manuscripts should report novel findings that are of interest to an international readership. While the journal is open to a diversity of articles.