Perceived legitimacy of normative expectations motivates compliance with social norms when nobody is watching

Perceived legitimacy of normative expectations motivates compliance with social norms when nobody is watching

Three main motivations can explain compliance with social norms: fear of peer punishment, the desire for others’ esteem and the desire to meet others’ expectations. Though all play a role, only the desire to meet others’ expectations can sustain compliance when neither public nor private monitoring...

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Main Authors: Giulia eAndrighetto, Daniela eGrieco, Luca eTummolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
social norms
verbal communication
norm violation
Legitimacy
Psychological game theory
Social norm compliance
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01413/full

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