Open AccessMoral Threshold Model is Universal? Initial Evidence from China’s Collectivist Culture
Author(s) -
Weilong Xiao,
Bo Sun,
Hui Zhou,
Fan Long,
Changkang Sun,
Yanhong Shao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychology research and behavior management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1578
DOI - 10.2147/prbm.s333364
Subject(s) - collectivism , beneficiary , social psychology , prosocial behavior , psychology , sample (material) , china , economics , individualism , political science , finance , law , market economy , chemistry , chromatography
People choose actions that maintain their moral self-regard. This paper explains how one's moral actions influence moral self-regard. The moral threshold model (MTM) has been proposed by scholars and tested using a limited sample. However, whether the MTM is universally applicable among people is still unknown.