학술논문
Changes in moral decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic
Document Type
article
Author
Source
European Psychiatry, Vol 64, Pp S660-S660 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0924-9338
1778-3585
1778-3585
Abstract
Introduction Stress can influence moral decisions. Objectives The aim of the study was to evaluate whether the stress experienced by people during the COVID-19 pandemic can change moral decision making. Methods 311 respondents took part in the Internet survey 30.03.20-31.05.20, including SCL-90-R, and a subset of moral dilemmas proposed by Greene J.D (30 dilemmas in Russian), with «footbridge dilemma» among them as a personal dilemma and «trolley dilemma» as impersonal. The relationship of utilitarian personal dilemmas choices with psychopathological characteristics was analyzed. Personal moral dilemma choices were considered separately, in subgroups with a high level of somatization (N=107) and a high level of psychopathological symptoms (N=76). Results The results showed an increase in personal dilemmas choices: 2.84 mean utilitarian choice in March - April and 3.17 in May (Univariate Analysis of Variance, age, gender as Covariates, p