Weiss, Alexa, Burgmer, Pascal (2021) Other-serving double standards: People show moral hypercrisy in close relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38 (11). pp. 3198-3218. ISSN 0265-4075. (doi:10.1177/02654075211022836) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:88064)
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Abstract
Extending research on self-serving moral double standards (hypocrisy), we examine the reverse pattern of other-serving hypercrisy toward close relationship partners. In three studies (N = 1,019), for various imagined transgressions, people made more lenient moral judgments for their close friends (Studies 1 & 2) and romantic partners (Study 3) compared to themselves. This hypercrisy effect emerged both for transgressions toward third parties (Study 1) and toward each other (i.e., within the relationship; Studies 2 & 3). Moreover, it was moderated by perceptions of the relationship: Participants who more strongly believed their relationship to be a zero-sum game (i.e., needs can only be met competitively) showed greater leniency for themselves and attenuated hypercrisy for mutual transgressions (Studies 2 & 3). Investigating people’s close others rather than strangers as targets of moral judgment thus suggests that other-serving hypercrisy is more prevalent than previously thought, but sensitive to people’s conceptualizations of their relationships.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1177/02654075211022836 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Moral Hypercrisy; Moral Hypocrisy; Double Moral Standards; Moral Judgment; Close Relationships; Zero-Sum Beliefs |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
Depositing User: | Pascal Burgmer |
Date Deposited: | 12 May 2021 12:23 UTC |
Last Modified: | 22 Dec 2021 14:14 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/88064 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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