@article{ref1,
title="The link between self-dehumanization and immoral behavior",
journal="Psychological science",
year="2018",
author="Kouchaki, Maryam and Dobson, Kyle S. H. and Waytz, Adam and Kteily, Nour S.",
volume="29",
number="8",
pages="1234-1246",
abstract="People perceive morality to be distinctively human, with immorality representing a lack of full humanness. In eight experiments, we examined the link between immorality and self-dehumanization, testing both (a) the causal role of immoral behavior on self-dehumanization and (b) the causal role of self-dehumanization on immoral behavior. Studies 1a to 1d showed that people feel less human after behaving immorally and that these effects were not driven by having a negative experience but were unique to experiences of immorality (Study 1d). Studies 2a to 2c showed that self-dehumanization can lead to immoral and antisocial behavior. Study 3 highlighted how self-dehumanization can sometimes produce downward spirals of immorality, demonstrating initial unethical behavior leading to self-dehumanization, which in turn promotes continued dishonesty. These results demonstrate a clear relationship between self-dehumanization and unethical behavior, and they extend previous theorizing on dehumanization.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0956-7976",
doi="10.1177/0956797618760784",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797618760784"
}