TY - JOUR
T1 - From wrongdoing to imprisonment
T2 - Test of a causal-moral model
AU - Singh, Ramadhar
AU - Simons, Joseph J.P.
AU - Self, William T.
AU - Tetlock, Philip E.
AU - Bell, Paul A.
AU - May, James
AU - Crisp, Richard J.
AU - Kaur, Susheel
AU - Benfield, Jacob A.
AU - Sziemko, William J.
N1 - Funding Information:
The research reported was supported in part by the National University of Singapore Grants R-581-000-049-112 and R-107-000-112 to Ramadhar Singh.
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - The authors tested a causal-moral model of punishment in which (a) causal attribution and moral responsibility are distinct precursors of punishment, and (b) dispositional attribution leads to blame which, in turn, determines imprisonment. Specifically, whereas severity of outcome impacts punishment directly, circumstances of the crime and the culture of the observers impact punishment through causal attribution and blame, respectively. In an experiment, Singaporeans and Americans read about a crime that (a) was committed intentionally or under an extenuating circumstance and (b) had low or severe outcome for the victim. They made dispositional attribution to, assigned blame to, and recommended imprisonment for the offender. Results supported the hypotheses and the causal-moral path model that specified a direct effect of severity of outcome, an indirect effect of country via blame, and the indirect effects of circumstance via dispositional attribution to blame on imprisonment.
AB - The authors tested a causal-moral model of punishment in which (a) causal attribution and moral responsibility are distinct precursors of punishment, and (b) dispositional attribution leads to blame which, in turn, determines imprisonment. Specifically, whereas severity of outcome impacts punishment directly, circumstances of the crime and the culture of the observers impact punishment through causal attribution and blame, respectively. In an experiment, Singaporeans and Americans read about a crime that (a) was committed intentionally or under an extenuating circumstance and (b) had low or severe outcome for the victim. They made dispositional attribution to, assigned blame to, and recommended imprisonment for the offender. Results supported the hypotheses and the causal-moral path model that specified a direct effect of severity of outcome, an indirect effect of country via blame, and the indirect effects of circumstance via dispositional attribution to blame on imprisonment.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.iimb.2012.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.iimb.2012.02.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84864798868
SN - 0970-3896
VL - 24
SP - 73
EP - 78
JO - IIMB Management Review
JF - IIMB Management Review
IS - 2
ER -
