Resisting moral disengagement in support for war: Use of the 'Peace Test' Scale among student groups in 21 nations
Autor: | Patrick Sandström, Lina Udd, Jeannie Grussendorf, Alfred L. McAlister, Theodore C. Morrison |
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Rok vydání: | 2002 |
Předmět: |
4. Education
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology Cognition 16. Peace & justice Test scale Test (assessment) Scale (social sciences) Political Science and International Relations 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology Social psychology Conscience 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common Moral disengagement |
Zdroj: | Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. 8:73-84 |
ISSN: | 1532-7949 1078-1919 |
DOI: | 10.1207/s15327949pac0801_7 |
Popis: | Through the cognitive process of moral disengagement, people make excuses for inflicting suffering on others while maintaining a clear conscience. The "Peace Test" scale to measure moral disengagement in support for war was tested in surveys of medical, university, and secondary school students in 21 nations. The scale showed acceptable reliability and was a valid predictor of opinions about specific military threats. Although the survey sites were not representative of nations, mean scale scores among high school students were related to national levels of defense spending. Moral disengagement is a valid tool for peace psychologists because it can help evaluate education efforts to increase support for peace. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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