Many individuals identify themselfs based on culture or membership in social groups. People usually have more than one such identity. Of particular interest to us are bicultural persons - individuals who identify with two cultures. We aim to investigate how these two identity goals interact. Further context factors will be analyzed.
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Morality has been described as a defining feature of people’s self-concept, such that moral traits are considered to be among the most essential parts of personal identity. While there is a substantial body of research supporting the idea that moral identity is the connective tissue between moral judgments and actual behavior, so far little attention has been paid to the relation of moral identity and other forms of the self, such as a professional identity.
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Moral decision making is essential to human social interaction. In many everyday situations moral decision making is easy and we can rely mostly on our intuitive, automatic responses. These are the times when we are typically not aware of the moral implications of our actions. Sometimes however, our moral autopilot needs the support of conscious decision making. These are the times when we are aware of the moral aspects of the situation at hand, often because our own moral values might are in conflict.
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