Amanda Rotella, Jisoo Jung, Christopher Chinn, Pat Barclay
{"title":"Observation Moderates the Moral Licensing Effect: A Meta-Analytic Test of Interpersonal and Intrapsychic Mechanisms.","authors":"Amanda Rotella, Jisoo Jung, Christopher Chinn, Pat Barclay","doi":"10.1177/01461672251345512","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01461672251345512","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Moral licensing occurs when someone who initially behaves morally subsequently acts less morally. We apply reputation-based theories to predict when and why it occurs. As pre-registered, we predicted: (1) being observed would be associated with larger licensing effects and (2) unambiguous outcomes would have smaller licensing effects. In a multi-level meta-analysis of 115 experiments (<i>N</i> = 21,770), moral licensing was stronger when participants were observed (<i>g</i> = 0.65) than unobserved (<i>g</i> = 0.13). After accounting for publication bias with robust Bayesian meta-analysis, there was moderate evidence for licensing when participants were observed (<i>g</i> = 0.51; <i>BF<sub>10</sub></i> = 9.14), but moderate evidence against licensing when unobserved (Hedge's <i>g</i> = -0.01; <i>BF<sub>10</sub></i> = 0.11). Ambiguity did not moderate moral licensing. These findings suggest that moral licensing is elicited through interpersonal motives, clarify when licensing (vs. consistency) occurs, and explain why many online studies failed to replicate. Evidence for intrapsychic motives is inconclusive.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"2792-2808"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13392179/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144584529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Increasing Perceived Outgroup Heterogeneity Following Exposure to Extreme Violence: An Intervention Tournament in Times of War.","authors":"Ilana Ushomirsky, Yossi Hasson, Renana Atia, Nitzan Attias, Meital Balmas, Kinneret Endevelt, Tamar Gur, Boaz Hameiri, Shira Hebel-Sela, Oded Adomi Leshem, Nechumi Malovicki-Yaffe, Devorah Manekin, Anat Perry, Roni Porat, Tamar Saguy, Eric Shuman, Eran Halperin","doi":"10.1177/01461672251345517","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01461672251345517","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Exposure to political violence often drives individuals toward extreme attitudes and greater support for retaliatory policies, including heightened perceptions of outgroup homogeneity. In violent intergroup conflicts, such perceptions can be especially dangerous, as they may justify indiscriminate violence against the outgroup. The current research aims to address Jewish Israelis' perceptions of Palestinians' variability following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. We simultaneously conducted two intervention tournaments in which we examined the effectiveness of different interventions in increasing the perceived heterogeneity of Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza Strip (<i>N</i> = 1,564) and of Palestinian citizens of Israel (<i>N</i> = 1,628). Several interventions (Outgroup empathy expression, Opinion variance, Internal criticism, Leadership-people distinction, and Moral exemplars) were found effective, suggesting that outgroup perceptions can be altered, even amid extreme violence. Implications for psychological interventions targeting outgroup variability and their implementation in the field are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"2854-2867"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13392182/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144691156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seeing Beyond Whose Prejudice? Effects of Perpetrator Race on People of Color's Willingness to Engage in Solidarity Efforts With Perpetrators of Racism.","authors":"Minh Duc Pham, Kimberly E Chaney","doi":"10.1177/01461672251358519","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01461672251358519","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Applying the stigma-based solidarity framework in an interpersonal context, the current research examined the role of perpetrator race/ethnicity in people of color's willingness to engage with outgroup perpetrators of racism in anti-racism solidarity. Five experiments (<i>N</i> = 1,957) demonstrated that Asian, Latinx, and Black U.S. participants were more willing to discuss race, educate about ingroup-relevant racism, and work together to combat ingroup-relevant racism with perpetrators of color than with White perpetrators. This intraminority solidarity was explained by perceived greater shared discrimination experiences and anticipated greater comfort discussing discrimination with perpetrators of color. Current findings advance a nuanced understanding of intraminority relations.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"3062-3079"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144964477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ya-Meng Wang, Shu Zhao, Sa-Sa Lyu, Zuo-Jun Wang, Deming Wang, Kai Qin Chan
{"title":"Social Class and Children's Third-party Intervention Tendency and Forms.","authors":"Ya-Meng Wang, Shu Zhao, Sa-Sa Lyu, Zuo-Jun Wang, Deming Wang, Kai Qin Chan","doi":"10.1177/01461672251352895","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01461672251352895","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated how social class is related to children's third-party intervention (TPI) tendency and forms (compensation vs. punishment). Children from different social class backgrounds watched short animated films depicting two cartoon characters making fair or unfair decisions in resource distribution scenarios. The results revealed that, compared to children from higher social classes, children from lower social classes were more likely to engage in TPIs in realistic distribution contexts. Moreover, when intervening, children from lower social class backgrounds were more inclined to both compensate victims and punish transgressors. These findings suggest that children's tendencies to engage in TPIs differ across social classes from an early age, offering new insights into the development of children's moral behavior from a cultural perspective.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"2843-2853"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144691157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Multi-Goal, Multi-Action, Cognitive-Affective Model for Understanding Gatekeepers' Intention to Report Deviant Close-Others.","authors":"Minzheng Hou, Ariel Zhi Zhen Lee, Lile Jia","doi":"10.1177/01461672251346031","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01461672251346031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Reporting a close-other to authorities can save lives from extreme deviant behaviors but it also poses a dilemma as gatekeepers struggle between their relationship and societal obligations. We propose and test a multi-goal, multi-action, cognitive-affective model to elucidate this decision-making process. Across various contexts (hate crimes, problem gambling, and violent extremism), gatekeepers' motivational strength to report and not report their close-other and their anticipated regret toward both actions simultaneously contributed to the variance of reporting intentions (30-70%). Notably, a future time perspective increased reporting intentions by elevating the motivational strength of all societal obligations (e.g., concern for innocent others) and one relationship obligation (helping the close-other). Our findings suggest that a more balanced weighting underlies the multi-goal dynamic of dilemmatic decision-making, and that the reporting decision is a nuanced blend of concerns for both societal welfare and the well-being of loved ones. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"2760-2776"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144529226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily Balcetis, Jordan S Daley, Corey Guenther, Matthew Riccio, Jason Kemp, Emmanuel Lapitan, Joshua Pesantes, Andrew Voigt, Yuanqi Gu, Shana Cole
{"title":"Self-Regulation Via Visual Fixation: Effects of Strategic Shifting of Attentional Scope on Running Intensity.","authors":"Emily Balcetis, Jordan S Daley, Corey Guenther, Matthew Riccio, Jason Kemp, Emmanuel Lapitan, Joshua Pesantes, Andrew Voigt, Yuanqi Gu, Shana Cole","doi":"10.1177/01461672251343392","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01461672251343392","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Does the shifting of visual attention serve as a self-regulatory strategy by people persist through effortful tasks to complete goals? Across six studies (<i>n</i> = 1,590) focusing on running goals, runners increasingly narrowed and decreasingly widened attention over time as they neared a goal (Studies 1, 2, and 4). Suggesting its effectiveness, narrowing rather than widening attention increased effort investment; runners experimentally assigned to narrow rather than widen attentional scope (Studies 3A and 3B) at the beginning rather than the end (Study 3C) ran faster paces (Studies 3A, 3B, and 3C) and invested more effort as indexed by heart rate (Study 3B). Better runners, including elite competitive runners (Study 1) and faster runners as indexed by self-reported pace (Study 2) and competition performance times (Study 4) tended to rely on attentional narrowing. We discuss the implications of attentional scope shifting as a general regulatory control strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"2738-2759"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144497645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simone Mattavelli, Marco Brambilla, Christian Unkelbach
{"title":"Repeating Statements Increases Source Credibility.","authors":"Simone Mattavelli, Marco Brambilla, Christian Unkelbach","doi":"10.1177/01461672251347420","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01461672251347420","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Repeating statements increases their perceived truth. Yet, whether repetition enhances the credibility of their source remains unexplored. We examined a repetition-induced source credibility effect in four preregistered experiments. In Experiment 1 (<i>N</i> = 90), we exposed participants to 20 unrepeated and 20 repeated statements communicated by 40 individuals. Repetition significantly increased both statement truth and source credibility. Experiment 2 (<i>N</i> = 65) tested if the increase in source credibility generalizes to new contexts. After rating the truth of repeated and unrepeated statements paired with different sources, participants judged novel statements from the same sources, showing increased credibility for sources previously associated with repeated statements. Experiment 3 (<i>N</i> = 180) did not replicate the effect without initial truth ratings. However, Experiment 4 (<i>N</i> = 435) resolved this inconsistency, showing a repetition-induced source credibility effect, regardless of participants' task during source-statement pairings. We discuss the implications of these findings for illusory truth literature and persuasion and communication management.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"2724-2737"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144507308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blake Quinney, Michael Wenzel, Tyler G Okimoto, Michael Thai, Lydia Woodyatt
{"title":"Transformative Moral Repair Following Interpersonal Transgressions: Post-Transgression Relationship Growth.","authors":"Blake Quinney, Michael Wenzel, Tyler G Okimoto, Michael Thai, Lydia Woodyatt","doi":"10.1177/01461672251358619","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01461672251358619","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research often views relationship repair through a reparative lens of relationship partners attempting to fix what was damaged or broken by the transgression. We argue here for a transformative lens to view transgressions as potential catalysts for the strengthening of relationships or what we term: <i>post-transgression relationship growth</i> (PTRG). However, we also argue that PTRG is more likely achieved when the transgression is dealt with dyadically via a constructive process of co-reflection. Results from a pilot study and two pre-registered three-wave longitudinal studies provided validation for a PTRG scale, which assesses relationship growth/decline after transgressions that occurred between romantic relationship partners. Moreover, co-reflection was prospectively positively associated with PTRG when controlling for baseline relationship qualities. Together, these findings highlight that relationships can emerge stronger out of relationship adversity when relationship partners engage in the constructive process of co-reflection.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"3017-3031"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13392185/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144817323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measured but Not Induced Perspective-taking Predicts Success in Coalition Formation.","authors":"Anabela Cantiani, Ilja van Beest, Thorsten M Erle","doi":"10.1177/01461672251349706","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01461672251349706","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Reducing CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in the transport sector is a societal challenge that requires collaboration, such as sharing cargo space to reduce truck usage. Yet, such collaboration remains rare due to self-interest. A recent study using a game simulating transport collaboration showed that measured perspective-taking (focusing on others) predicted greater inclusion in collaborations and higher earnings. In two experiments (<i>N</i> = 1,446), we experimentally induced perspective-taking for one party before the negotiation to test for comparable effects. While both experiments replicated the effects of measured perspective-taking in behaviors conducive to CO<sub>2</sub> reduction (proposing larger coalitions and making more other-serving offers), neither replicated the economic benefits. This suggests that while both measured and induced perspective-taking influence coalition behavior similarly, only measured perspective-taking predicts favorable economic outcomes. Further analyses showed that experimentally inducing perspective-taking only leads to beneficial outcomes if participants actively engage in it. Potential explanations for this discrepancy are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"2824-2842"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13392153/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144626936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth A Quinn-Jensen, Anh L K Tran, Sara E Burke, Brenda Major, Zoe Liberman
{"title":"The Comparative Status Hypothesis: Inferences About Discrimination Vary Based on Identity Salience.","authors":"Elizabeth A Quinn-Jensen, Anh L K Tran, Sara E Burke, Brenda Major, Zoe Liberman","doi":"10.1177/01461672251347735","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01461672251347735","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Past research examining when people label an outcome as discrimination has largely ignored contextual factors beyond the victim-perpetrator dyad. We contend that the person who benefits from the outcome-referred to here as competitor-also influences how likely someone is to be labeled a victim of discrimination. Specifically, we argue that because people hold multiple social identities, which vary in their perceived status, the identity of a target's competitor can change how likely the same target is to be seen as a victim. In three studies, we show that White U.S. adults were more likely to infer that a target had faced discrimination when the target's competitor highlighted a lower status aspect of the target's identity. This pattern was seen for targets from multiple backgrounds, including Asian men, White women, and Asian women. These results highlight the importance of moving beyond the victim-perpetrator dyad when considering whether an outcome is seen as discrimination.</p>","PeriodicalId":19834,"journal":{"name":"Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"2709-2723"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13392178/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144529148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}