Pers Soc Psychol Rev March 2005 PMID 15661671

Moral disengagement in the perpetration of inhumanities.

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The discussions reflect a keen interest in the mechanisms of moral disengagement, with users citing examples like Nazi atrocities and framing the article as offering crucial insights into the psychological strategies behind inhuman actions. The tone is analytical and reflective, emphasizing the article's potential to impact social understanding and moral responsibility.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most posts acknowledge and support the importance of Bandura's work on moral disengagement, with many referencing it as a valid framework for understanding inhumane actions.

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Posts show high curiosity by mentioning specific mechanisms like moral justification and dehumanization, and referencing key figures like Bandura and Arendt, indicating strong engagement.

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Several users analyze the article’s concepts, connecting them to historical atrocities like genocide and discussing their relevance to current social issues, reflecting deep involvement.

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Discussions emphasize the relevance of the article’s ideas in real-world contexts, such as systemic responsibility and social safeguards, suggesting they see it as influential for understanding and preventing inhumanity.

Abstract in brief

  • Moral agency involves both the ability to choose humane actions and to refrain from inhumane ones, but this control can be disengaged through various psychosocial strategies.
  • People can justify inhumane behavior by restructuring their thoughts, minimizing responsibility, or dehumanizing victims, often facilitated by social systems that diffuse responsibility.
  • To prevent inhumanities, society needs safeguards within social systems that promote compassionate behavior and oppose cruelty, beyond just individual moral standards.

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MaryKostakidis
@MaryKostakidis · X

Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities - Albert Bandura ‘Moral agency is manifested in both the power to refrain from behaving inhumanely and the proactive power to behave humanely. Moral agency is embedded in a broader sociocognitive self theory encompassing https://t.co/ZnNIWfEVNG

Nov 17, 2024 · 21 likes · 8 shares · 50,071 followers View post →
Raie Futée
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MaryKostakidis
@MaryKostakidis · X

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Kaitsu.
@UnclemanBoomer · X

@veronikahonka Bandura, A. (1999). Moral disengagement in the perpetration of inhumanities. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3(3), 193–209. https://t.co/qyWBUuBACW

Jan 22, 2025 · 5 likes · 384 followers View post →
Amir Grinstein מחקרהתנהגותי#
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4/4 זה המחקר: https://t.co/T8F1Fuog8c

Apr 5, 2025 · 3 likes · 6,464 followers View post →
DrTracyVaillancourt
@vaillancourt_dr · X

@JaimieKrems Bandura, A. (1999). Moral disengagement in the perpetration of inhumanities. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3, 193–209.

Dec 23, 2021 · 3 likes · 6,188 followers View post →

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RT @CHPSRE: Bandura, A. (1999). “Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities.” Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3(3),…

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Raie Futée
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RT @CHPSRE: Bandura, A. (1999). “Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities.” Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3(3),…

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Bandura, A. (1999). “Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities.” Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3(3), 193–209. Arendt, H. (1951). The Origins of Totalitarianism. Harcourt, Brace & Co. #HumanRights

Aug 11, 2025 · 2 shares · 1,641 followers View post →
Kaitsu.
@UnclemanBoomer · X

@pekkasauri LeDoux, J. (1996). The Emotional Brain – Overuse of fight-or-flight pathways fatigues reasoning and memory functions. Moraalisesta kiireellisyydesta: Bandura, A. (1999). Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities – People reframe harm as justified under pressure. 6/

Jun 15, 2025 · 1 like · 384 followers View post →
Clover❤️
@Cloverfr17 · X

@hacelo_maximo @PonzistaAnti De hecho si, eso mismos probaron con los nazis, que eran personas comunes sin enfermedades mentales, leer. Nazis y desconexión moral Bandura, A. (1999). "Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities"(Personality and Social Psychology Review).

Jun 3, 2025 · 3 likes · 210 followers View post →
Amir Grinstein מחקרהתנהגותי#
@AmirGrinstein · X

4/4 זה המחקר: https://t.co/T8F1Fuog8c

Apr 5, 2025 · 3 likes · 6,464 followers View post →
Kaitsu.
@UnclemanBoomer · X

@veronikahonka Bandura, A. (1999). Moral disengagement in the perpetration of inhumanities. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3(3), 193–209. https://t.co/qyWBUuBACW

Jan 22, 2025 · 5 likes · 384 followers View post →
Windy Sherin
@sseptembr · X

Dapus: 1) Bandura, A. (1999). Moral disengagement in the perpetration of inhumanities. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3(3), 193-209. https://t.co/daCbfFKxo1

Dec 8, 2024 · 478 followers View post →
SuccessfulEndeavours
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RT @MaryKostakidis: Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities - Albert Bandura ‘Moral agency is manifested in both the power…

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Melisa Burke
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RT @MaryKostakidis: Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities - Albert Bandura ‘Moral agency is manifested in both the power…

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RT @MaryKostakidis: Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities - Albert Bandura ‘Moral agency is manifested in both the power…

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Andrew Klein
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RT @MaryKostakidis: Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities - Albert Bandura ‘Moral agency is manifested in both the power…

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RT @MaryKostakidis: Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities - Albert Bandura ‘Moral agency is manifested in both the power…

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Lorese Vera MA
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RT @MaryKostakidis: Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities - Albert Bandura ‘Moral agency is manifested in both the power…

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RT @MaryKostakidis: Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities - Albert Bandura ‘Moral agency is manifested in both the power…

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Disgusted Australian Peter
@faully33 · X

RT @MaryKostakidis: Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities - Albert Bandura ‘Moral agency is manifested in both the power…

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MaryKostakidis
@MaryKostakidis · X

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Nov 17, 2024 · 5 likes · 50,071 followers View post →
MaryKostakidis
@MaryKostakidis · X

Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities - Albert Bandura ‘Moral agency is manifested in both the power to refrain from behaving inhumanely and the proactive power to behave humanely. Moral agency is embedded in a broader sociocognitive self theory encompassing https://t.co/ZnNIWfEVNG

Nov 17, 2024 · 21 likes · 8 shares · 50,071 followers View post →
Louise Smith
@Louisepsyc_ist · X

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Aug 30, 2024 · 1,868 followers View post →
CYBERPLUS project
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Bandura, A. (1999). Moral disengagement in the perpetration of inhumanities. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3(3), 193–209. https://t.co/S2voIdNojd

Aug 5, 2024 · 1 like · 26 followers View post →
Gen Gen ✝️
@GenGenTWBD · X

"Moral justification is a way to get oneself off the hook, morally speaking. As has been so well described by Albert Bandura in his paper "Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities", it is a ploy used to silence moral qualms." — Vera Bradova, https://t.co/MFNM9RhrsP https://t.co/GNDz9zgwHd

Mar 31, 2024 · 338 followers View post →
Sandinite dracónida mother of michis
@sandinite · X

What I did read, because I found it very interesting is Bandura's "Moral disengagement in the perpetration of inhumanities" in which he lists several mechanisms by which humans disavow responsibility when committing inhuman actions. https://t.co/M2FvL94Y9R

Feb 27, 2024 · 3 likes · 1,217 followers View post →
Sandinite dracónida mother of michis
@sandinite · X

@Bluegatito11 @geekfurioso I am NOT justifying genocide. I am just saying they are not mentally ill people and I am basing my opinions in studies made by psychologists on perpetrators of numerous atrocities. I reccomend reading Bandura's studies on moral disengagement. https://t.co/M2FvL94Y9R

Feb 27, 2024 · 3 likes · 1,217 followers View post →
Ms.ブラックマンデー
@meme___mori · X

@ac_npd 私も偶々手に取った修士論文の引用で知りまして、日本語の書籍があるのか謎なんですよね

Jan 4, 2024 · 1 like · 2,145 followers View post →
Isabella Passos
@Isabellampassos · X

"A eufemização é uma arma prejudicial. As pessoas comportam-se de forma muito mais cruel quando as ações agressivas são verbalmente saneadas, do que quando são chamadas de agressão." Albert Bandura, Moral disengagement in the perpetration of inhumanities.

Apr 11, 2023 · 2 likes · 672 followers View post →
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@mem02247395 · X

アメリカの心理学者、アルバート・バンドゥーラ博士曰く(1999)、企業の中でも人々は個々の役目に細分化されると、組織全体に対する自分の役割を忘れてしまい、それだけに集中してしまうことから責任の拡散が発生してしまう。↓ https://t.co/KTlNB7rEhi

Mar 11, 2023 · 13 followers View post →
Walter Valdevino
@walterva · X

Desengajamento moral. Bandura A. Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities. Personality and Social Psychology Review. 1999;3(3):193-209. "Haddad poupa governos Alckmin e foca artilharia só em gestão de Doria e Rodrigo" https://t.co/ku0rcIGMCS

Aug 1, 2022 · 560 followers View post →
Walter Valdevino
@walterva · X

Normal. Chama-se "desengajamento moral". Bandura A. Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities. Personality and Social Psychology Review. 1999;3(3):193-209. *** "O silêncio de Freixo sobre a relação de André Ceciliano e Castro" https://t.co/fzRcNjS0F6

Jul 31, 2022 · 1 like · 560 followers View post →
Jordan James Etem
@JordanJamesEtem · X

Bandura, A. (1999). Moral disengagement in the perpetration of inhumanities. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3(3), 193–209. #Culture ☀️

May 29, 2022 · 12,648 followers View post →
DrTracyVaillancourt
@vaillancourt_dr · X

@JaimieKrems Bandura, A. (1999). Moral disengagement in the perpetration of inhumanities. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 3, 193–209.

Dec 23, 2021 · 3 likes · 6,188 followers View post →
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@Homeworkgenius3 · X

Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities”; PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW https://t.co/BmwmCvqB0Y

Sep 8, 2021 · 19 followers View post →
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Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities”; PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW APA Citation: Bandura, https://t.co/SEoTsBLLWY

Aug 12, 2021 · 244 followers View post →
Wael Jrad وائل جراد
@wael_jrad · X

About "Moral disengagement in the perpetration of inhumanities". https://t.co/3i33FOmb4x

Jan 20, 2019 · 30 followers View post →