Moral Disengagement and Guilt Reactions

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to examine the bidimensionality of guilt and study its link with moral disengagement. A sample of 234 male respondents (taken from three subsequent generation) spread across rural and urban areas of Haryana was administered two guilt scales (fear of punishment and need for reparation and moral disengagement scale). Results were analysed by applying two- way ANOVA and computing correlations between the three scores. Results indicate higher moral disengagement among rural respondents. Further a relationship between guilt and disengagement was also observed.