TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - The link between self-dehumanization and immoral behavior
JO  - Psychological science
A1  - Kouchaki, Maryam
A1  - Dobson, Kyle S. H.
A1  - Waytz, Adam
A1  - Kteily, Nour S.
SP  - 1234
EP  - 1246
VL  - 29
IS  - 8
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0956-7976
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797618760784
ID  - ref1
ER  -