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A cleansing fire: Moral outrage alleviates guilt and buffers threats to one’s moral identity

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1 Published in 2017 at "Motivation and Emotion"

DOI: 10.1007/s11031-017-9601-2

Abstract: Why do people express moral outrage? While this sentiment often stems from a perceived violation of some moral principle, we test the counter-intuitive possibility that moral outrage at third-party transgressions is sometimes a means of… read more here.

Keywords: outrage; moral outrage; moral identity; study ... See more keywords

Demonstrate values: Behavioral displays of moral outrage as a cue to long-term mate potential.

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1 Published in 2021 at "Emotion"

DOI: 10.1037/emo0000955

Abstract: Recent findings suggest that moral outrage signals trustworthiness to others, and such perceptions play a uniquely important role in identifying social opportunities. We conducted four studies (N = 870) investigating how displays of moral outrage… read more here.

Keywords: outrage; moral outrage; long term; demonstrate values ... See more keywords

Moral panics on social media are fueled by signals of virality.

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0 Published in 2024 at "Journal of personality and social psychology"

DOI: 10.1037/pspa0000379

Abstract: Moral panics have regularly erupted in society, but they appear almost daily on social media. We propose that social media helps fuel moral panics by combining perceived societal threats with a powerful signal of social… read more here.

Keywords: panics social; moral outrage; social media; moral panics ... See more keywords

Motivated Moral Outrage Among Meat-Eaters

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0 Published in 2021 at "Social Psychological and Personality Science"

DOI: 10.1177/19485506211041536

Abstract: Many meat-eaters experience cognitive dissonance when aware that their eating behaviors contradict their moral values, such as desires to protect the environment or animals from harm. One way in which people morally disengage from their… read more here.

Keywords: moral outrage; among meat; outrage third; meat ... See more keywords

Validation and adaptation of the moral outrage scale in the Peruvian adult population

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0 Published in 2024 at "BMC Psychology"

DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-02203-9

Abstract: Moral outrage (MO) is an emotional experience that arises in situations where a moral standard is violated. Despite its relevance, there are few psychometric studies in the Latin American context, characterized by inequality and social… read more here.

Keywords: moral outrage; outrage scale; population; outrage ... See more keywords