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述情障碍对牺牲困境中道德决策的影响:高述情障碍与对道德规范的敏感性较弱有关
Authors Chen X, Wu Z, Zhan B, Ding D, Zhang X
Received 14 March 2023
Accepted for publication 13 June 2023
Published 27 June 2023 Volume 2023:16 Pages 2315—2325
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S407744
Checked for plagiarism Yes
Review by Single anonymous peer review
Peer reviewer comments 2
Editor who approved publication: Dr Igor Elman
Purpose: Although several studies have investigated the association between alexithymia and moral decision-making in sacrificial dilemmas, the evidence remains mixed. The current work investigated this association and how alexithymia affects moral choice in such dilemmas.
Methods: The current research used a multinomial model (ie, CNI model) to disentangle (a) sensitivity to consequences, (b) sensitivity to moral norms, and (c) general preference for inaction versus action irrespective of consequences and norms in responses to moral dilemmas.
Results: Higher levels of alexithymia were associated with a greater preference for utilitarian judgments in sacrificial dilemmas (Study 1). Furthermore, individuals with high alexithymia showed significantly weaker sensitivity to moral norms than did those with low alexithymia, whereas there were no significant differences in sensitivity to consequences or a general preference for inaction versus action (Study 2).
Conclusion: The findings suggest that alexithymia affects moral choice in sacrificial dilemmas by blunting emotional reactions to causing harm, rather than through increased deliberative cost–benefit reasoning or general preference for inaction.
Keywords: alexithymia, moral decision-making, deontology, utilitarianism, CNI model