INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER : IMPLICATIONS OF PRINCIPLED AND EXPEDIENT ETHICAL IDEOLOGIES

Principled and expedient ideologies guide people along different ethical paths. A principled ideology, indicative of higher claimed integrity, involves a stronger personal commitment to a moral identity that facilitates positive social activities and helps resist the temptation of illicit activities...

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Published in:Journal of social and clinical psychology 2008-12, Vol.27 (10), p.1078-1125
Main Author: SCHLENKER, Barry R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Behavior
Behavior. Attitude
Biological and medical sciences
Character
Clinical psychology
Colleges & universities
Drug use
Ethics
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Ideology
Individual differences
Integrity
Medical sciences
Moral identity
Personality
Psychological wellbeing
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Social functioning
Social psychology
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Summary:Principled and expedient ideologies guide people along different ethical paths. A principled ideology, indicative of higher claimed integrity, involves a stronger personal commitment to a moral identity that facilitates positive social activities and helps resist the temptation of illicit activities. Prior research shows that individual differences in integrity are accurately perceived by friends, are reflected in self-beliefs, and affect social judgment. Results of four studies showed that integrity (a) predicts reported antisocial activities (lying, cheating, stealing) even after controlling for other individual difference measures, (b) predicts reported helping and volunteering, especially for nobler reasons and after controlling for empathy, and (c) is associated with a variety of personality and attitudinal qualities that signify greater psychological well-being, buffering from stress, and effective social functioning. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0736-7236
1943-2771
DOI:10.1521/jscp.2008.27.10.1078