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Moral Distancing

Moral Distancing is a psychological mechanism within the broader class of moral disengagement strategies that functions by cognitively and emotionally separating oneself from the ethical implications of one’s actions, thereby reducing personal accountability through perceived social, spatial, or moral separation from the affected others.

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Cognitive and behavioral distancing from the poor.

Bernice Lott · American Psychologist · 2002 · 438 citations · Full text

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Vicarious dishonesty: When psychological closeness creates distance from one’s moral compass

Francesca Gino, Adam D. Galinsky · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · 2012 · 295 citations · Full text

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The pot calling the kettle black: Distancing response to ethical dissonance.

Rachel Barkan, Shahar Ayal, Francesca Gino et al. · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 2012 · 170 citations · Full text

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Negative Affect and Counterproductive Workplace Behavior: The Moderating Role of Moral Disengagement and Gender

Al‐Karim Samnani, Sabrina Deutsch Salamon, Parbudyal Singh · Journal of Business Ethics · 2013 · 165 citations

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Moral Exclusion, Personal Goal Theory, and Extreme Destructiveness

Ervin Staub · Journal of Social Issues · 1990 · 160 citations

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Authors

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  1. CB
    Claudio Barbaranelli

    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

    2 publications · 181 citations

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  2. HO
    Heather O’Mahen

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 110 citations

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  3. FG
    Francesca Gino

    Harvard University, United States

    2 publications · 465 citations

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  4. JS
    Jeff Schimel

    University of Alberta, Canada

    2 publications · 110 citations

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  5. JN
    Julie N.Y. Zhu

    University of Macau, Macao SAR China

    2 publications · 156 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Sapienza University of Rome

    Rome, Italy

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    922 citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    501 citations

  3. University of Macau

    Macao, Macao

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    156 citations

  4. Fuzhou University

    Fuzhou, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    156 citations

  5. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    315 citations

  6. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    205 citations

  7. Bucharest University of Economic Studies

    Bucharest, Romania

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  8. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    49 citations

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  1. Journal of Business Ethics

    6 publications · 557 citations

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    2 publications · 110 citations

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  3. Safety Science

    2 publications · 126 citations

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  4. Personality and Individual Differences

    2 publications · 171 citations

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  5. Organization

    2 publications · 164 citations

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