Why Be Moral? A Conceptual Model from Developmental Psychology

By R. Bergman. Human Development, 2002

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Information Systems and Management, Social Psychology

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Moral Development in Business Ethics: An Examination and Critique (2019, methodology): “The predictive failure has led to expressions of disappointment and frustration from scholars (Bergman 2002; Blasi 1980; Thoma 1994; Walker 2004).”
Integrity and Character: Implications of Principled and Expedient Ethical Ideologies (2008, background): “Based on his model of moral development, Bergman (2002) argued that, “The best answer to the question, Why be moral?, may thus be, Because that is who I am” (p.”
Does Moral Identity Effectively Predict Moral Behavior?: A Meta-Analysis (2016, background): “Much of moral identity research has been driven by the assumption that moral identity is a stronger predictor of moral action than moral judgment (cf. Bergman, 2002; Hardy & Carlo, 2005; Walker, 2004).”
The Effect of Leadership on Follower Moral Identity: Does Transformational/Transactional Style Make a Difference? (2011, methodology): “Based on the theoretical discussion of Blasi (1984) and Bergman (2002), we originally created 12 items to measure the concept of moral identity, such as commitment to moral rules and willingness to take risks for being loyal to moral values.”
Dimensions of Conscience in Mid-adolescence: Links with Social Behavior, Parenting, and Temperament (2008, background): “In addition, a number of researchers have argued that the moral and self systems become integrated in adolescence (Blasi 1995; Bergman 2002 ), which suggests that adolescence might be an important time to examine the links between multiple aspects of moral development.”
The effects of moral judgment and moral identity on moral behavior: an empirical examination of the moral individual. (2007, background): “A moral identity is a specific kind of identity that revolves around the moral aspects of one’s self (Bergman, 2002). A moral identity acts as a self-regulatory mechanism that sets parameters for individual behavior and motivates specific action that is moral (e.g., Blasi, 1984; Damon & Hart, 1992; ”
Unable to Resist Temptation: How Self-control Depletion Promotes Unethical Behavior (2011, background): “Compared to individuals who rate the importance of their moral identity to be low or moderate, individuals who rate the importance of their moral identity to be very high strive harder to behave consistently with their internal moral compass and to make moral decisions (Aquino & Reed, 2002; Bergman,”
Adolescents' self‐attributed moral emotions following a moral transgression: Relations with delinquency, confidence in moral judgment and age (2006, background): “Owing to this integrating process moral beliefs cease to occupy a status external to the self and become an integral part of an individual’s self-definition (for an extensive discussion of the notion of an integration of self and morality, see Bergman, 2002). Damon (1996) argued that adolescence is ”
The effect of authentic transformational leadership on follower and group ethics (2011, methodology): “The concept of moral identity was initially proposed by Blasi (1982, 1984, 1993) and expanded on by a number of other scholars (e.g., Aquino & Reed, 2002; Bergman, 2002).”
The role of moral emotions and individual differences in consumer responses to corporate green and non-green actions (2015, background): “Moral identity is a specific kind of identity that revolves around the ethical aspects of one’s self and functions to regulate one’s reactions to corporate wrongdoing (Bergman 2002).”
Increasing Interpersonal and Informational Justice When Communicating Negative News: The Role of the Manager’s Empathic Concern and Moral Development (2010, background): “, does the decision benefit or harm others?), which occurs through processes of empathy and role taking (Bergman, 2002).”
Identity as a Source of Moral Motivation (2005, background): “To help us more fully understand moral functioning, and moral motivation more specifically, Blasi [1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2004b, in press] and others [Arnold, 1993; Aquino & Reed, 2002; Bergman, 2002; Carlo, in press; Colby & Damon, 1992; Eisenberg, 1986; Gibbs, 2003; Hart, in press; Hoffman,”
The Effect of Ethical Leadership on Follower Moral Identity: The Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment (2008, background): “This argument implies that an individual with a strong moral identity will strive to maintain a higher level of consistency and balance between his/her moral self identity and his/her moral decision (Aquino & Reed, 2002; Bergman, 2002; Blasi, 1980, 1983, 1993).”