Disengagement

Moral Disengagement

Moral disengagement is the conditional endorsement of transgressive behavior through the use of any of eight psychosocial mechanisms and is apparent in sport when players rationalize harmful behaviors such as injuring or deliberately fouling opponents. The eight mechanisms of moral disengagement operate by minimizing or eliminating unpleasant emotional reactions (e.g., guilt, shame) normally associated with

Moral Disengagement and Execution

People ordinarily refrain from behaving in ways that violate their core moral standards because such conduct will bring self-censure. In some institutional role functions, however, such as military combat and state executions, the taking of human life presents a grave moral predicament. Intentional infliction of death and destruction can, therefore, exact a heavy emotional toll