Dehumanization as a Response to Uncivil and Immoral Behaviors
Theoretical approaches to dehumanization consider civility to be an attribute of human uniqueness (HU). However, studies that explore the links between civility and humanness are scarce. More precisely, the present research tests whether there is a consistent relationship between civility and HU. Me...
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| author | Laura Rodríguez-Gómez Naira Delgado Armando Rodríguez-Pérez Ramón Rodríguez-Torres Verónica Betancor |
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| description | Theoretical approaches to dehumanization consider civility to be an attribute of human uniqueness (HU). However, studies that explore the links between civility and humanness are scarce. More precisely, the present research tests whether there is a consistent relationship between civility and HU. Method and results: The first study (<i>N</i> = 192; <i>M<sub>age</sub></i> = 19.91; <i>SD</i> = 2.70; 69% women) shows that individuals infer more HU traits in the agents of civil behaviors compared to agents of other positive behaviors that are not related to civility. The second study (<i>N</i> = 328; <i>M<sub>age</sub></i> = 19.69; <i>SD</i> = 3.65; 77% women) reveals that uncivil and immoral behaviors displayed a similar pattern of inference of HU traits; however, moral behaviors were more associated with human nature than civil behaviors. Conclusions: Overall, results confirmed that civil behaviors facilitate the inference of humanness, specifically of HU traits, and that civil and moral behaviors are not equivalent in terms of the human inferences to which they lead. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3325447823e34a7d8e33a5a5b494bbdf2023-11-24T07:22:37ZengMDPI AGEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education2174-81442254-96252022-09-011291415142610.3390/ejihpe12090098Dehumanization as a Response to Uncivil and Immoral BehaviorsLaura Rodríguez-Gómez0Naira Delgado1Armando Rodríguez-Pérez2Ramón Rodríguez-Torres3Verónica Betancor4Department of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainDepartment of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainDepartment of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainDepartment of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainDepartment of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainTheoretical approaches to dehumanization consider civility to be an attribute of human uniqueness (HU). However, studies that explore the links between civility and humanness are scarce. More precisely, the present research tests whether there is a consistent relationship between civility and HU. Method and results: The first study (<i>N</i> = 192; <i>M<sub>age</sub></i> = 19.91; <i>SD</i> = 2.70; 69% women) shows that individuals infer more HU traits in the agents of civil behaviors compared to agents of other positive behaviors that are not related to civility. The second study (<i>N</i> = 328; <i>M<sub>age</sub></i> = 19.69; <i>SD</i> = 3.65; 77% women) reveals that uncivil and immoral behaviors displayed a similar pattern of inference of HU traits; however, moral behaviors were more associated with human nature than civil behaviors. Conclusions: Overall, results confirmed that civil behaviors facilitate the inference of humanness, specifically of HU traits, and that civil and moral behaviors are not equivalent in terms of the human inferences to which they lead.https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/12/9/98civilitydehumanizationhuman uniquenessanimalistic dehumanizationmorality |
| spellingShingle | Laura Rodríguez-Gómez Naira Delgado Armando Rodríguez-Pérez Ramón Rodríguez-Torres Verónica Betancor Dehumanization as a Response to Uncivil and Immoral Behaviors European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education civility dehumanization human uniqueness animalistic dehumanization morality |
| title | Dehumanization as a Response to Uncivil and Immoral Behaviors |
| title_full | Dehumanization as a Response to Uncivil and Immoral Behaviors |
| title_fullStr | Dehumanization as a Response to Uncivil and Immoral Behaviors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dehumanization as a Response to Uncivil and Immoral Behaviors |
| title_short | Dehumanization as a Response to Uncivil and Immoral Behaviors |
| title_sort | dehumanization as a response to uncivil and immoral behaviors |
| topic | civility dehumanization human uniqueness animalistic dehumanization morality |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/12/9/98 |
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