Moral self regulation
Ηθική αυτορρύθμιση
The process by which you hold an internal standard, judge your own conduct against it, and feel relief or discomfort according to the verdict. It explains why saying a hard thing can restore your standing with yourself, which is a separate question from what it does for the person hearing it.
How to spot it
Ask one question before you speak: if nobody ever learned that I said it, would I still want to say it?
The research behind the term
The term is not our invention. It comes from published research, and what follows is what that research found — our own synthesis of the published abstract, not a translation of the original.
Bandura, A. (1991). Social Cognitive Theory of Moral Thought and Action — πηγή
The study examines how moral thought and moral behavior develop. Bandura explains that self-regulation, social influences and cognitive processes work together in shaping moral decisions.
Practised in
The term does not stay a definition. It appears inside missions where the pattern happens in real time and you have to recognise it as it happens to you.
The Thing You Are Not Free to Say
Sources
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- Bandura, A. (1991). Social Cognitive Theory of Moral Thought and Action — Source on taylorfrancis.com