Situational factors shape moral judgments in the trolley dilemma in Eastern, Southern, and Western countries in a culturally diverse sample
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Bago, B., Kovacs, M., Protzko, J., Nagy, T., Kekecs, Z., Palfi, B., Adamkovic, M., Adamus, S., Albalooshi, S., Albayrak-Aydemir, N., Alper, S., Alvarez-Solas, S., Alves, S. G., Amaya, S., Andresen, P. K., Anjum, G., Ansari, D., Arriaga, P., Aruta, J. J. B. R., Arvanitis, A., Babincak, P., Barzykowski, K., Bashour, B., Baskin, E., Batalha, L., Batres, C., Bavolar, J., Bayrak, F., Becker, M., Becker, B., Belaus, A., Białek, M., Bilancini, E., Boller, D., Boncinelli, L., Boudesseul, J., Brown, B. T., Buchanan, E. M., Butt, M. M., Calvillo, D. P., Carnes, N. C., Castille, C. M., Celniker, J. B., Chartier, C. R., Chopik, W. J., Chotikavan, P., Chuan-Peng, H., Clancy, R. F., Çoker, O., Correia, R. C., Adoric, V. C., Cubillas, C. P., Czoschke, S., Daryani, Y., de Grefte, J. A. M., de Vries, W. C., Demirag Burak, E. G., Dias, C., Dixson, B. J. W., Du, X., Dumančić, F., Dumbravă, A., Dutra, N. B., Enachescu, J., Esteban-Serna, C., Eudave, L., Evans, T. R., Feldman, G., Felisberti, F. M., Fiedler, S., Findor, A., Fleischmann, A., Foroni, F., Francová, R., Frank, D-A., Fu, C., Gao, S., Ghasemi, O., Ghazi-Noori, A., Ghossainy, M. E., Giammusso, I., Gill, T., Gjoneska, B., Gollwitzer, M., Graton, A., Grinberg, M., Groyecka-Bernard, A., Harris, E. A., Hartanto, A., Hassan, W. A. N. M., Hatami, J., Heimark, K. R., Hidding, J. J. J., Hristova, E., Hruška, M., Hudson, C. A., Huskey, R., Ikeda, A., Inbar, Y., Ingram, G. P. D., Isler, O., Isloi, C., Iyer, A., Jaeger, B., Janssen, S. M. J., Jiménez-Leal, W., Jokić, B., Kačmár, P., Kadreva, V., Kaminski, G., Karimi-Malekabadi, F., Kasper, A. T A., Kendrick, K. M., Kennedy, B. J., Kocalar, H. E., Kodapanakkal, R. I., Kowal, M., Kruse, E., Kučerová, L., Kühberger, A., Kuzminska, A. O., Lalot, F., Lamm, C., Lammers, J., Lange, E. B., Lantian, A., Lau, I. Y.-M., Lazarevic, L. B., Leliveld, M. C., Lenz, J. N., Levitan, C. A., Lewis, S. C., Li, M., Li, Y., Li, H., Lima, T. J. S., Lins, S., Liuzza, M. T., Lopes, P., Lu, J. G., Lynds, T., Máčel, M., Mackinnon, S. P., Maganti, M., Magraw-Mickelson, Z., Magson, L. F., Manley, H., Marcu, G. M., Maslić Seršić, D., Matibag, C-J., Mattiassi, A. D. A., Mazidi, M., McFall, J. P., McLatchie, N., Mensink, M. C., Miketta, L., Milfont, T. L., Mirisola, A., Misiak, M., Mitkidis, P., Moeini-Jazani, M., Monajem, A., Moreau, D., Musser, E. D., Narhetali, E., Nuralfian, I., Ochoa, D. P., Olsen, J., Owsley, N. C., Özdoğru, A. A., Panning, M., Papadatou-Pastou, M., Parashar, N., Pärnamets, P., Paruzel-Czachura, M., Parzuchowski, M., Paterlini, J. V., Pavlacic, J. M., Peker, M., Peters, K., Piatnitckaia, L., Pinto, I., Policarpio, M. R., Pop-Jordanova, N., Pratama, A. J., Primbs, M. A., Pronizius, E., Purić, D., Puvia, E., Qamari, V., Qian, K., Quiamzade, A., Ráczová, B., Reinero, D. A., Reips, U-D., Reyna, C., Reynolds, K., Ribeiro, M. F. F., Röer, J. P., Ross, R. M., Roussos, P., Ruiz-Dodobara, F., Ruiz-Fernandez, S., Rutjens, B. T., Rybus, K., Samekin, A., Santos, A. C., Say, N., Schild, C., Schmidt, K., Ścigała, K. A., Sharifian, M. H., Qureshi, J., Shi, Y., Sievers, E., Sirota, M., Slipenkyj, M., Solak, C., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Söylemez, S., Steffens, N. K., Stephen, I. D., Sternisko, A., Stevens-Wilson, L., Stewart, S. L. K., Stieger, S., Storage, D., Strube, J., Susa, K. J., Szekely-Copîndean, R. D., Szostak, N. M., Takwin, B., Tatachari, S., Thomas, A. G., Tiede, K. E., Tiong, L. E., Tonković, M., Trémolière, B., Tunstead, L. V., Türkan, B. N., Twardawski, M., Vadillo, M. A., Vally, Z., Vaughn, L. A., Verschuere, B., Vlašiček, D., Voracek, M., Vranka, M. A., Wang, S., West, S-L., Whyte, S., Wilton, L. S., Wlodarczyk, A., Wu, X., Xin, F., Yadanar, S., Yama, H., Yamada, Y., Yilmaz, O., Yoon, S., Young, D. M., Zakharov, I., Zein, R. A., Zettler, I., Žeželj, I. L., Zhang, D. C., Zhang, J., Zheng, X., Hoekstra, R. and Aczel, B. 2022. Situational factors shape moral judgments in the trolley dilemma in Eastern, Southern, and Western countries in a culturally diverse sample. Nature Human Behaviour. 6, pp. 880-895. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01319-5
| Authors | Bago, B., Kovacs, M., Protzko, J., Nagy, T., Kekecs, Z., Palfi, B., Adamkovic, M., Adamus, S., Albalooshi, S., Albayrak-Aydemir, N., Alper, S., Alvarez-Solas, S., Alves, S. G., Amaya, S., Andresen, P. K., Anjum, G., Ansari, D., Arriaga, P., Aruta, J. J. B. R., Arvanitis, A., Babincak, P., Barzykowski, K., Bashour, B., Baskin, E., Batalha, L., Batres, C., Bavolar, J., Bayrak, F., Becker, M., Becker, B., Belaus, A., Białek, M., Bilancini, E., Boller, D., Boncinelli, L., Boudesseul, J., Brown, B. T., Buchanan, E. M., Butt, M. M., Calvillo, D. P., Carnes, N. C., Castille, C. M., Celniker, J. B., Chartier, C. R., Chopik, W. J., Chotikavan, P., Chuan-Peng, H., Clancy, R. F., Çoker, O., Correia, R. C., Adoric, V. C., Cubillas, C. P., Czoschke, S., Daryani, Y., de Grefte, J. A. M., de Vries, W. C., Demirag Burak, E. G., Dias, C., Dixson, B. J. W., Du, X., Dumančić, F., Dumbravă, A., Dutra, N. B., Enachescu, J., Esteban-Serna, C., Eudave, L., Evans, T. R., Feldman, G., Felisberti, F. M., Fiedler, S., Findor, A., Fleischmann, A., Foroni, F., Francová, R., Frank, D-A., Fu, C., Gao, S., Ghasemi, O., Ghazi-Noori, A., Ghossainy, M. E., Giammusso, I., Gill, T., Gjoneska, B., Gollwitzer, M., Graton, A., Grinberg, M., Groyecka-Bernard, A., Harris, E. A., Hartanto, A., Hassan, W. A. N. M., Hatami, J., Heimark, K. R., Hidding, J. J. J., Hristova, E., Hruška, M., Hudson, C. A., Huskey, R., Ikeda, A., Inbar, Y., Ingram, G. P. D., Isler, O., Isloi, C., Iyer, A., Jaeger, B., Janssen, S. M. J., Jiménez-Leal, W., Jokić, B., Kačmár, P., Kadreva, V., Kaminski, G., Karimi-Malekabadi, F., Kasper, A. T A., Kendrick, K. M., Kennedy, B. J., Kocalar, H. E., Kodapanakkal, R. I., Kowal, M., Kruse, E., Kučerová, L., Kühberger, A., Kuzminska, A. O., Lalot, F., Lamm, C., Lammers, J., Lange, E. B., Lantian, A., Lau, I. Y.-M., Lazarevic, L. B., Leliveld, M. C., Lenz, J. N., Levitan, C. A., Lewis, S. C., Li, M., Li, Y., Li, H., Lima, T. J. S., Lins, S., Liuzza, M. T., Lopes, P., Lu, J. G., Lynds, T., Máčel, M., Mackinnon, S. P., Maganti, M., Magraw-Mickelson, Z., Magson, L. F., Manley, H., Marcu, G. M., Maslić Seršić, D., Matibag, C-J., Mattiassi, A. D. A., Mazidi, M., McFall, J. P., McLatchie, N., Mensink, M. C., Miketta, L., Milfont, T. L., Mirisola, A., Misiak, M., Mitkidis, P., Moeini-Jazani, M., Monajem, A., Moreau, D., Musser, E. D., Narhetali, E., Nuralfian, I., Ochoa, D. P., Olsen, J., Owsley, N. C., Özdoğru, A. A., Panning, M., Papadatou-Pastou, M., Parashar, N., Pärnamets, P., Paruzel-Czachura, M., Parzuchowski, M., Paterlini, J. V., Pavlacic, J. M., Peker, M., Peters, K., Piatnitckaia, L., Pinto, I., Policarpio, M. R., Pop-Jordanova, N., Pratama, A. J., Primbs, M. A., Pronizius, E., Purić, D., Puvia, E., Qamari, V., Qian, K., Quiamzade, A., Ráczová, B., Reinero, D. A., Reips, U-D., Reyna, C., Reynolds, K., Ribeiro, M. F. F., Röer, J. P., Ross, R. M., Roussos, P., Ruiz-Dodobara, F., Ruiz-Fernandez, S., Rutjens, B. T., Rybus, K., Samekin, A., Santos, A. C., Say, N., Schild, C., Schmidt, K., Ścigała, K. A., Sharifian, M. H., Qureshi, J., Shi, Y., Sievers, E., Sirota, M., Slipenkyj, M., Solak, C., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Söylemez, S., Steffens, N. K., Stephen, I. D., Sternisko, A., Stevens-Wilson, L., Stewart, S. L. K., Stieger, S., Storage, D., Strube, J., Susa, K. J., Szekely-Copîndean, R. D., Szostak, N. M., Takwin, B., Tatachari, S., Thomas, A. G., Tiede, K. E., Tiong, L. E., Tonković, M., Trémolière, B., Tunstead, L. V., Türkan, B. N., Twardawski, M., Vadillo, M. A., Vally, Z., Vaughn, L. A., Verschuere, B., Vlašiček, D., Voracek, M., Vranka, M. A., Wang, S., West, S-L., Whyte, S., Wilton, L. S., Wlodarczyk, A., Wu, X., Xin, F., Yadanar, S., Yama, H., Yamada, Y., Yilmaz, O., Yoon, S., Young, D. M., Zakharov, I., Zein, R. A., Zettler, I., Žeželj, I. L., Zhang, D. C., Zhang, J., Zheng, X., Hoekstra, R. and Aczel, B. |
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| Abstract | The study of moral judgements often centers on moral dilemmas in which options consistent with deontological perspectives (i.e., emphasizing rules, individual rights, and duties) are in conflict with options consistent with utilitarian judgements (i.e., following the greater good based on consequences). Greene et al. (2009) showed that psychological and situational factors (e.g., the intent of the agent or the presence of physical contact between the agent and the victim) can play an important role in moral dilemma judgements (e.g., trolley problem). Our knowledge is limited concerning both the universality of these effects outside the United States and the impact of culture on the situational and psychological factors of moral judgements. Thus, we empirically tested the universality of the effects of intent and personal force on moral dilemma judgements by replicating the experiments of Greene et al. in 45 countries from all inhabited continents. We found that personal force and its interaction with intention, exert influence on moral judgements in the US and Western cultural clusters, replicating and expanding the original findings. Moreover, the personal force effect was present in all cultural clusters, suggesting it is culturally universal. The evidence for the cultural universality of the interaction effect was inconclusive in the Eastern and Southern cultural clusters (depending on exclusion criteria). We found no strong association between collectivism/individualism and moral dilemma judgements. |
| Journal | Nature Human Behaviour |
| Journal citation | 6, pp. 880-895 |
| ISSN | 2397-3374 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publisher | Nature Research |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01319-5 |
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| Online | 14 Apr 2022 |
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| Accepted | 14 Feb 2022 |
| Deposited | 14 Feb 2022 |
| Copyright holder | © 2022 The Authors |
| Additional information | This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01319-5 |
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