Psychological Development and Education ›› 2012, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (5): 532-538.

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Moral Disengagement and Aggressive Behavior: The Moderating Effect of the Moral Identity

WANG Xing-chao1, YANG Ji-ping1,2, LIU Li2, GAO Ling2, LI Xia3   

  1. 1. Business College of Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030031;
    2. School of Educational Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006;
    3. School of Public Administration, Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, Taiyuan 030031
  • Online:2012-09-15 Published:2012-09-15

Abstract: Based on the study of the questionnaire of 440 college students,the paper probed into the moderating effects of moral identity on the relationship between moral disengagement and aggressive behavior.Findings of the study confirmed the following aspects: (1) moral disengagement could positively predict college students' aggressive behavior,and moral identity moderated the effect of moral disengagement on aggressive behavior; (2) the positive correlation between moral disengagement and aggressive behavior was stronger among those higher in moral identity.

Key words: college student, moral identity, moral disengagement, aggressive behavior

CLC Number: 

  • B844.2
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