Title
Are Past Normative Behaviors Predictive of Future Behavioral Intentions?
Publication Date
9-2009
Abstract
We acknowledge the limitations in measures of moral reasoning and pursue an alternative technique by investigating past behaviors as they relate to present behavioral intentions. Our purpose is to evaluate the merits of patterned normative behavior for predicting present and future, morally relevant outcomes. Participants (N = 177) completed a policy capturing experimental design responding to questions that orthogonally varied the situational nature of the decision context. Results indicate that past normative behaviors are significantly and directly related to ethical behavioral intentions. Moreover, they moderate the relationships between situational factors and intended outcomes as well as moral reasoning and intended outcomes.
Recommended Citation
Watson, G. W., Douglas, T., Berkley, R., Madapulli, R. & Zeng, Y. (2009). Are past normative behaviors predictive of future behavioral intentions?. Ethics & Behavior, 19(5), 414-431.
Topic
Social Dimensions of Ethical Behavior
Material Type
Journal Article
Research Area
Engineering | Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Social and Behavioral Sciences
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