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  1. Feb 24, 2021 · Introduction. Moral conviction refers to the perception that one’s feelings about a given attitude object are based on one’s beliefs about right and wrong. Holding an attitude with moral conviction means that a person has attached moral significance to it. Some people hold an attitude based on their likes and dislikes, or their preferences.

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  2. Apr 1, 2010 · The Psychology of Moral Conviction. Linda J. Skitka*. University of Illinois at Chicago. Abstract. This paper reviews current theory and research that indicates that attitudes held with strong ...

  3. This review covers theory and research on the psychological characteristics and consequences of attitudes that are experienced as moral convictions, that is, attitudes that people perceive as grounded in a fundamental distinction between right and wrong. Morally convicted attitudes represent something psychologically distinct from other constructs (e.g., strong but nonmoral attitudes or religious beliefs), are perceived as universally and objectively true, and are comparatively immune to ...

  4. Dec 1, 2015 · In summary, people sometimes experience attitudes as held with moral conviction, that is, as reflecting their beliefs about fundamental questions of right and wrong, if not good and evil. Attitudes held with moral conviction differ from most non-moral attitudes in the degree to which they are experienced as universally and objectively true.

    • Linda J Skitka, Anthony N Washburn, Timothy S Carsel
    • 2015
  5. This paper reviews current theory and research that indicates that attitudes held with strong moral conviction (‘moral mandates’) represent something psychologically distinct from other constructs (e.g., attitude strength, partisanship, or religiosity), and that variance in moral conviction has impor-

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  6. Mar 31, 2010 · This paper reviews current theory and research that indicates that attitudes held with strong moral conviction (‘moral mandates’) represent something psychologically distinct from other constructs (e.g., attitude strength, partisanship, or religiosity), and that variance in moral conviction has important social and political consequences, such as increased intolerance of attitudinally dissimilar others, difficulties in conflict resolution, increased political participation, willingness ...

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  8. Moral conviction is generally measured by using transparent and face-valid self-report measures. Although people may not always be skilled at explaining why they believe a given attitude is moral, they have little problem recognizing whether and the degree to which a given attitude reflects a moral conviction (see sidebar for example items).