TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Unintended Consequences of Moral "Over-Regulation"
JO  - Emotion review
A1  - Janoff-Bulman, Ronnie
A1  - Sheikh, Sana
SP  - 325
EP  - 327
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
N2  - A proscriptive moral orientation, involving a focus on "should nots," is used to resolve a contradiction in the moral socialization literature made evident by findings related to shame. The traditionally accepted view that underregulation of morality (i.e., absence of internalized moral standards) accounts for increased moral transgressions by children of highly restrictive parents is reconceptualized as a problem of overregulation of proscriptive morality, reflected in the internalized focus on prohibitions. Implications of a strong proscriptive orientation for hypocritical punitive responses towards others and for the ironic role of sin emphasized in some religions are briefly discussed.<p /> 
LA  - 
SN  - 1754-0739
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1754073911402379
ID  - ref1
ER  -