An Examination of Aggression and Adaption Traits with Moral Foundation |
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| Authors: | Gregory A Cranmer Matthew M Martin |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Communication, Columbus State Universitycranmer_gregory@columbusstate.edu;3. Department of Communication Studies, West Virginia University. WV |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTMoral Foundation Theory forwards that morality is a traitlike disposition that guides one's behaviors, attitudes, and communication. This study examined the relationship between participants' moral foundations and their aggressive and adaptation communication traits. Results of this study suggest that the foundations that concern others (i.e., harm/care and fairness/reciprocity) were associated negatively to verbal aggressiveness, argumentativeness, and Machiavellianism and associated positively with responsiveness, assertiveness, and cognitive flexibility. The foundations that concern socially binding constructs (i.e., in-group/loyalty, authority/respect, and purity/sanctity) were negatively related to Machiavellianism and cognitive flexibility. |
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| Keywords: | Argumentativeness Cognitive Flexibility Machiavellianism Moral Foundations Theory Verbal Aggressiveness |
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