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Moral Elevation

Moral Elevation is a positive emotional state belonging to the class of moral emotions, distinguished by its elicitation through witnessing acts of moral beauty or virtue, particularly those involving altruism, kindness, or moral strength.

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178

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106

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2017–2026

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Moral Emotions and Moral Behavior

June P. Tangney, Jeff Stuewig, Debra Mashek · Annual Review of Psychology · 2006 · 3.1K citations

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Approaching awe, a moral, spiritual, and aesthetic emotion

Dacher Keltner, Jonathan Haidt · Cognition & Emotion · 2003 · 2K citations

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Witnessing excellence in action: the ‘other-praising’ emotions of elevation, gratitude, and admiration

Sara B. Algoe, Jonathan Haidt · The Journal of Positive Psychology · 2009 · 1.3K citations

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Moral identity and the experience of moral elevation in response to acts of uncommon goodness.

Karl Aquino, Brent McFerran, Marjorie Laven · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2011 · 467 citations

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Overcoming Beneficiary Race as an Impediment to Charitable Donations: Social Dominance Orientation, the Experience of Moral Elevation, and Donation Behavior

Dan Freeman, Karl Aquino, Brent McFerran · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 2008 · 289 citations

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Authors

178

  1. JH
    Jonathan Haidt

    University of Virginia, United States

    7 publications · 4K citations

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  2. AP
    Adam P. McGuire

    Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, United States

    6 publications · 142 citations

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  3. TM
    Thane M. Erickson

    Seattle Pacific University, United States

    4 publications · 137 citations

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  4. RD
    Rhett Diessner

    Lewis Clark State College, United States

    4 publications · 210 citations

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  5. RP
    Rico Pohling

    Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany

    3 publications · 84 citations

    3

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Institutions

106

  1. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    4.4K citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    635 citations

  3. Central Texas Veterans Health Care System

    Temple, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    140 citations

  4. Seattle Pacific University

    Seattle, United States

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    497 citations

  5. New York University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    308 citations

  6. Chemnitz University of Technology

    Chemnitz, Germany

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    307 citations

  7. Lewis Clark State College

    Lewiston, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    285 citations

  8. The University of Texas at Tyler

    Tyler, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    98 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Positive Psychology

    11 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Moral Education

    3 publications · 170 citations

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  3. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    3 publications · 163 citations

    3

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  4. Frontiers in Psychology

    2 publications · 103 citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    2 publications · 97 citations

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