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  • Psychology
  • Moral Psychology
  • Behavioral Economics

Background:

  • Greed is characterized by an insatiable desire for more and dissatisfaction with current possessions.
  • Previous research indicates greedy individuals are more accepting of and likely to engage in dishonest and unethical behaviors.
  • The relationship between dispositional greed and moral emotions like guilt and shame remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between dispositional greed and moral emotions (guilt and shame).
  • To examine how greed influences emotional expectations following moral transgressions.

Main Methods:

  • Study 1 utilized various measures of guilt and shame proneness in 397 participants to assess correlations with dispositional greed.
  • Study 2 involved 550 participants who reported their expected emotional responses after committing a moral transgression.
  • Exploratory analyses examined regret and positive emotion expectations in relation to greed.

Main Results:

  • Dispositional greed was consistently linked to lower guilt proneness.
  • Greedy individuals sometimes showed higher shame proneness.
  • Greedy participants expected to experience less guilt and shame after moral transgressions, anticipating more positive emotions.

Conclusions:

  • Greed is associated with diminished guilt and shame, potentially facilitating unethical conduct.
  • Emotional expectations following transgressions differ based on greed levels, with greedier individuals anticipating greater benefits.
  • Findings offer new perspectives on the interplay between emotions, greed, and immoral behavior.