Ethics and Well-Being: The Paradoxical Implications of Individual Differences in Ethical Orientation

Robert A. Giacalone (), Carole L. Jurkiewicz and Mark Promislo
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Robert A. Giacalone: University of Denver
Carole L. Jurkiewicz: Hofstra University
Mark Promislo: Rider University

Journal of Business Ethics, 2016, vol. 137, issue 3, No 4, 506 pages

Abstract: Abstract Following on theoretical work and studies that assert a relationship between unethical activities and diminished well-being, and a common belief that those more ethically inclined experience greater well-being, the present study examined whether individual differences in ethical orientation may be associated with the experience of well-being. This paper reports the findings of two separate studies showing that individual differences in moral attentiveness, moral identity, idealism, relativism, and integrity were associated with differences in a wide range of well-being measures. Of particular significance is not all ethical orientations were found to contribute to well-being. In fact, some negatively impacted individual levels of well-being. Implications for integrating these new findings into existing ethical theory and considerations for future research are explored.

Keywords: Ethical individual differences; Psychological well-being; Physical well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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