زیبایی مشمئز کننده و تاریک: چگونه هویت اخلاقی و مکانیزم های عدم مشارکت اخلاقی، واکنش های عاطفی و شناختی به جنگ را تحت تاثیر قرار می دهد

Two studies examine the extent to which moral identity and moral disengagement jointly drive reactions to war. Study 1 finds support for a hypothesized positive relationship between moral disengagement and the perceived morality of a highly punitive response to the perpetuators of the September 11th attacks. It also finds that this effect was eliminated for participants who place high self-importance on their moral identities. Study 2 finds that moral disengagement effectively reduced the extent to which participants experienced negative emotions in reaction to abuses of Iraqi detainees by American soldiers; however, the effectiveness of moral disengagement was negated when participants’ moral identities were primed.