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O desengajamento moral nas diferentes fases do ciclo de vida
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Abstract(s)
O desengajamento moral consiste na dissociação dos próprios valores morais através de
mecanismos que possibilitam o envolvimento em comportamentos que infringem as normas
impostas pela sociedade, sem que se sinta qualquer tipo de culpa. Uma vez que é um campo
pouco estudado, o presente estudo pretende: 1) Avaliar as propriedades psicométricas da Civic
Moral Disengagement Scale (CMD) numa amostra comunitária portuguesa; 2) Compreender a
evolução do desengajamento moral ao longo de diferentes faixas etárias e perceber se vai de
encontro à evolução do comportamento delinquente, já estudada. A amostra é constituída por
598 indivíduos da comunidade, com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 89 anos, divididos
por quatro grupos etários: fim da adolescência, início da idade adulta, meia idade e terceira
idade. Os participantes preencheram um protocolo que incluía um questionário
sociodemográfico, a Civic Moral Disengagement Scale e a Antisocial Spectrum. A validade de
construto foi testada através de uma análise fatorial confirmatória, resultando numa estrutura
unidimensional de 30 itens, revelando boas propriedades psicométricas. Os níveis de
desengajamento moral não diferiram entre todos os grupos, existindo apenas diferenças
estatisticamente significativas entre o final da adolescência e o início da idade adulta.
Contrariamente ao esperado, o desengajamento moral não diminuiu progressivamente com o
avançar da idade. Por fim, o sexo masculino apresenta níveis de desengajamento moral
superiores ao feminino, como previsto. O contributo deste estudo é particularmente importante,
uma vez que é uma temática com suporte teórico e empírico bastante limitado.
Moral disengagement consists in the dissociation of one’s moral values through mechanisms that make it possible to engage in behaviors that violate the norms imposed by society, without feeling any type of guilt. Since it’s a field that hasn’t been too explored, the current investigation aims to: 1) assessing the psychometrics properties of civic moral disengagement scale (CMD) in a Portuguese community sample; 2) To understand the evolution of moral disengagement along different age groups and to understand if it is in line with the evolution of the delinquent behavior, already studied. The sample of the present study was formed by 598 individuals from the community, aged between 18 and 89 years old, divided into four different age groups: late adolescence, early adulthood, middle-aged and elderly. Participants filled a protocol that included a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Civic Moral Disengagement scale and the Antisocial Spectrum scale. Construct validity was tested using a confirmatory factor analysis, resulting in a 30 item unidimensional structure, revealing good psychometric properties. The levels of moral disengagement did not differ between all groups, with only statistically significant differences between the late adolescence and early adulthood. Contrary to expectations, moral disengagement did not progressively decrease with advancing age. Finally, males show higher levels of moral disengagement than females, as expected. The contribution of this study is particularly important, since it’s a topic with a very limited theoretical and empirical support.
Moral disengagement consists in the dissociation of one’s moral values through mechanisms that make it possible to engage in behaviors that violate the norms imposed by society, without feeling any type of guilt. Since it’s a field that hasn’t been too explored, the current investigation aims to: 1) assessing the psychometrics properties of civic moral disengagement scale (CMD) in a Portuguese community sample; 2) To understand the evolution of moral disengagement along different age groups and to understand if it is in line with the evolution of the delinquent behavior, already studied. The sample of the present study was formed by 598 individuals from the community, aged between 18 and 89 years old, divided into four different age groups: late adolescence, early adulthood, middle-aged and elderly. Participants filled a protocol that included a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Civic Moral Disengagement scale and the Antisocial Spectrum scale. Construct validity was tested using a confirmatory factor analysis, resulting in a 30 item unidimensional structure, revealing good psychometric properties. The levels of moral disengagement did not differ between all groups, with only statistically significant differences between the late adolescence and early adulthood. Contrary to expectations, moral disengagement did not progressively decrease with advancing age. Finally, males show higher levels of moral disengagement than females, as expected. The contribution of this study is particularly important, since it’s a topic with a very limited theoretical and empirical support.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPAInstituto
Universitário para obtenção de
grau de Mestre na Especialidade de
Psicologia Clínica
Keywords
Delinquência Comportamento antissocial Desengajamento moral Ciclo de vida Propriedades psicométricas Delinquency Antisocial behavior Moral disengagement Life cycle Psychometric properties