Moral Neutralization

Moral Neutralization is a psychological mechanism within the framework of moral disengagement that functions by reinterpreting ethically questionable behaviors as permissible through the use of legitimizing ideologies, euphemistic language, or advantageous comparisons, thereby nullifying moral self-sanctions.

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2017–2026

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  1. ME
    Manuel Eisner

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 299 citations

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  2. DR
    Denis Ribeaud

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 309 citations

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  3. QC
    Quint C. Thurman

    Washington State University, United States

    3 publications · 435 citations

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  4. SH
    Sally Hibbert

    University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 133 citations

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  5. AC
    Andreas Chatzidakis

    Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 133 citations

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  1. Deviant Behavior

    8 publications · 499 citations

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  2. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    3 publications · 154 citations

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  3. Ethics

    2 publications · 279 citations

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  4. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

    2 publications · 495 citations

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  5. Organization Science

    1 publications · 714 citations

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