Mapeando Pesquisas Nacionais Sobre Desengajamento Moral Na Perspectiva Da Teoria Social Cognitiva

Abstract

Moral Disengagement consists in the detachment of moral standards and self-sanctions for committing antisocial and harmful actions to others, without self-condemnation or changes in self-esteem. Based on this concept, it was aimed to obtain a mapping of what was produced on the topic in the Graduate Programs of Brazilian universities over the last ten years (2013-2023). A systematic review was carried out, with a quantitative survey of the studies and their qualitative analysis. The descriptor “moral disengagement” was used to search for theses and dissertations in the CAPES Catalog of Theses and Dissertations, between December 2022 and April 2023. The works were selected, followed by their quantitative and qualitative analysis. Five Doctoral dissertations and 12 Master’s theses were analyzed, defended in ten universities (nine public and one private), mainly from the Southeast and Northeast regions, with emphasis on the State University of Campinas and the Federal University of Maranhão. Studies in the areas of Psychology, Education, Teaching, Administration, Public Security and Scientific and Technological Policy stand out. Data shows more qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and correlational publications. The main topics found were: education, violence, aggression, work, technology. The most cited Moral Disengagement mechanisms were Moral Justification and Victim Blaming. The contributions in the area of Education were related to social aggression, bullying, behavior of helping victims, violence in the school context, racial prejudice in football, helping students and teachers in initial and continuing training to identify, understand, reflect and promote changes in the cognitive mechanisms used in Moral Disengagement.