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  • Moral Psychology
  • Relationship Science

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  • Morality's primary function is social-relational.
  • Limited research explores how relational factors influence moral judgment.
  • A theoretical framework for studying relational impacts on morality is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how varying actor-victim relationships impact judgments of moral violations.
  • To apply Relational Models Theory and Moral Foundations Theory to moral psychology.
  • To explore the influence of relational context on third-party moral judgment.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Relational Models Theory and Moral Foundations Theory.
  • Examined diverse moral violations across three experimental studies.
  • Manipulated actor-victim relationships within varied experimental designs.

Main Results:

  • Relational context substantially influenced third-party judgment of moral violations.
  • This influence was typically independent of factors strongly associated with moral judgment.
  • Findings offered mixed support for Relationship Regulation Theory.

Conclusions:

  • Relational factors significantly shape moral judgment in third-party contexts.
  • Results provide novel implications for Moral Foundations Theory.
  • Highlights the importance of relational factors in moral psychology research.