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O descomprometimento moral na idade adulta: amostra forense e comunitária
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O descomprometimento moral consiste num processo de reconstrução cognitiva,
através do qual os indivíduos racionalizam e justificam os comportamentos antissociais.
A literatura científica sugere que a criminalidade, assim como o descomprometimento
moral, tende a diminuir à medida que o individuo atinge a idade adulta. Contudo as
lacunas na literatura relativamente à manifestação e evolução do descomprometimento
moral depois da adolescência impossibilitam compreender totalmente a sua influência
no comportamento criminal. Nesse sentido, o presente estudo procura: 1) compreender
se existem diferenças nos índices descomprometido moral na população forense e na
população comunitária 2) averiguar se diferenças entre as duas populações persistem ao
longo da idade adulta 3) perceber se a idade adulta interfere com o
descomprometimento moral. A amostra foi constituída por 531 indivíduos do sexo
masculino, 299 provenientes de Estabelecimentos Prisionais e 232 da comunidade. Os
participantes foram divididos em três grupos etários: início da idade adulta, meia-idade
e terceira idade. Os dados foram recolhidos através do preenchimento de um
questionário sociodemográfico e da Civic Moral Disengagement Scale (CMD). Os
resultados sugerem existirem diferenças significativas entre as duas populações ao nível
do descomprometimento moral, contudo, indicam que em estádios mais tardios da vida
adulta, as diferenças tendem a desaparecer. Este estudo contribuiu para compreender
que o descomprometimento moral apresenta distintos níveis de gravidade ao longo da
idade adulta, tanto na população comunitária como em indivíduos que apresentam
envolvimento no sistema de justiça.
ABSTRACT: Moral disengagement consists in a process of cognitive reconstruction, through which individuals rationalize and justify antisocial behaviors. Like crime moral disengagement tends to decline as the individuals get older. However, limitations in the literature concerning the analysis of this construct after adolescence make it impossible to understand the development in later stages of life and consequently its impacts on criminal behavior as whole. In this regard, the current investigation aims to: 1) comprehend if there’s any differences in moral disengagement on a forensic sample as in comparison to a community sample 2) if the differences persist throughout adulthood 3) the impact of the different stages of adulthood in the moral disengagement. The sample of the present study was formed by 531 men, 299 being form the forensic population and 232 from the community, aged between 18 and 83 years old. The individuals were divide into three different age groups: early adulthood, middle-aged and elderly. Participants filled a protocol that included a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Civic Moral Disengagement Scale (CMD). The results had allowed to understand that moral disengagement was statistically different between the two samples, although, it suggests that in later stages of life the differences tend to disappear, remaining only statistically significant differences between early adulthood and the other two stages of adulthood. The current study had contributed to the knowledge of the development of moral disengagement in the adulthood in a forensic and community sample.
ABSTRACT: Moral disengagement consists in a process of cognitive reconstruction, through which individuals rationalize and justify antisocial behaviors. Like crime moral disengagement tends to decline as the individuals get older. However, limitations in the literature concerning the analysis of this construct after adolescence make it impossible to understand the development in later stages of life and consequently its impacts on criminal behavior as whole. In this regard, the current investigation aims to: 1) comprehend if there’s any differences in moral disengagement on a forensic sample as in comparison to a community sample 2) if the differences persist throughout adulthood 3) the impact of the different stages of adulthood in the moral disengagement. The sample of the present study was formed by 531 men, 299 being form the forensic population and 232 from the community, aged between 18 and 83 years old. The individuals were divide into three different age groups: early adulthood, middle-aged and elderly. Participants filled a protocol that included a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Civic Moral Disengagement Scale (CMD). The results had allowed to understand that moral disengagement was statistically different between the two samples, although, it suggests that in later stages of life the differences tend to disappear, remaining only statistically significant differences between early adulthood and the other two stages of adulthood. The current study had contributed to the knowledge of the development of moral disengagement in the adulthood in a forensic and community sample.
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Descomprometimento Moral Idade Adulta Comportamento Criminal População Forense Comunidade Moral Disengagement Life-Course Adulthood Criminal Behavior Forensic population Community