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Air Pollution Predicts Harsh Moral Judgment

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  • Hongxia Li

    (School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
    School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)

  • Xue Wang

    (Department of Marketing, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Yafei Guo

    (School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)

  • Zhansheng Chen

    (Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Fei Teng

    (Center for Studies of Psychological Application, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, The Base of Psychological Services and Counseling for “Happiness” in Guangzhou, School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China)

Abstract

The present research recruited participants from China, which is suffering from serious air pollution, and examined whether air pollution would be associated with moral judgment and immoral behavioral intention. Study 1 ( n = 145) used the objective Air Quality Index to indicate the level of air pollution and found that it predicted harsh judgment on others’ moral violations but did not predict judgment on others’ non-moral negative behaviors or their own immoral behavioral intentions. Study 2 ( n = 90) asked participants either to recall a past experience of being exposed to air pollution or to recall a neutral experience and consistently found that air pollution only influenced judgment on moral violations. The findings also ruled out the feeling of threat or the trust of government as possible mediators in the relationship between air pollution and harsh moral judgment.

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  • Hongxia Li & Xue Wang & Yafei Guo & Zhansheng Chen & Fei Teng, 2019. "Air Pollution Predicts Harsh Moral Judgment," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-14, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:13:p:2276-:d:243505
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    1. Chenjing Wu & Xianyou He, 2021. "Environmental Aesthetic Value Influences the Intention for Moral Behavior: Changes in Behavioral Moral Judgment," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(12), pages 1-16, June.
    2. Huie Li & Chang You & Jin Li & Mei Li & Min Tan & Guanfei Zhang & Yiping Zhong, 2022. "Influence of Environmental Aesthetic Value and Anticipated Emotion on Pro-Environmental Behavior: An ERP Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-18, May.
    3. Chenjing Wu & Fuqun Liang & Xiaoling Liang & Chuangbing Huang & Hua Wang & Xianyou He & Wei Zhang & Don Rojas & Yan Duan, 2021. "Spacious Environments Make Us Tolerant—The Role of Emotion and Metaphor," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-17, October.

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