The multidimensionality of moral identity : toward a broad characterization of the moral self
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- Tassilo Tissot (UGent) , Alain Van Hiel (UGent) , Dries Bostyn (UGent) , Leen Haerens (UGent) , Annick Willem (UGent) and Bram Constandt (UGent)
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- The present study explored the multidimensionality of moral identity. In four studies (N = 1,159), we compiled a comprehensive list of moral traits, analyzed their factorial structure, and established relationships between the factorial dimensions and outcome variables. The resulting dimensions are Connectedness, Truthfulness, Care, and Righteousness. To examine relations to personality traits and pro- and antisocial inclinations we developed a new instrument, the Moral Identity Profile (MIP). Our results show distinctive relationships for the four dimensions, which challenge previous unidimensional conceptualizations of moral identity. We discuss implications, limitations, and how our conceptualization reaffirms the social aspect of morality
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- Morality, multidimensionality, moral identity, moral self, moral behavior, COMPLEXITY, CONCEPTIONS, COGNITION
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01JJ4GZBKA6B5D4WTGQJX8ZGHP
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- Tissot, Tassilo, et al. “The Multidimensionality of Moral Identity : Toward a Broad Characterization of the Moral Self.” ETHICS & BEHAVIOR, vol. 35, no. 8, 2025, pp. 638–60, doi:10.1080/10508422.2025.2449989.
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- Tissot, T., Van Hiel, A., Bostyn, D., Haerens, L., Willem, A., & Constandt, B. (2025). The multidimensionality of moral identity : toward a broad characterization of the moral self. ETHICS & BEHAVIOR, 35(8), 638–660. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2025.2449989
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- Tissot, Tassilo, Alain Van Hiel, Dries Bostyn, Leen Haerens, Annick Willem, and Bram Constandt. 2025. “The Multidimensionality of Moral Identity : Toward a Broad Characterization of the Moral Self.” ETHICS & BEHAVIOR 35 (8): 638–60. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2025.2449989.
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- Tissot, Tassilo, Alain Van Hiel, Dries Bostyn, Leen Haerens, Annick Willem, and Bram Constandt. 2025. “The Multidimensionality of Moral Identity : Toward a Broad Characterization of the Moral Self.” ETHICS & BEHAVIOR 35 (8): 638–660. doi:10.1080/10508422.2025.2449989.
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- 1.Tissot T, Van Hiel A, Bostyn D, Haerens L, Willem A, Constandt B. The multidimensionality of moral identity : toward a broad characterization of the moral self. ETHICS & BEHAVIOR. 2025;35(8):638–60.
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- [1]T. Tissot, A. Van Hiel, D. Bostyn, L. Haerens, A. Willem, and B. Constandt, “The multidimensionality of moral identity : toward a broad characterization of the moral self,” ETHICS & BEHAVIOR, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 638–660, 2025.
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