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Does Civic Engagement Predict Moral Behaviors? A Test Of Moral Theories, Ally Osterberg
Does Civic Engagement Predict Moral Behaviors? A Test Of Moral Theories, Ally Osterberg
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For various reasons, many students at institutions of higher education choose to partake in civic engagement. Evidence suggests that civic engagement may make students better people. This study tests that hypothesis under the competing frameworks of moral licensing and moral consistency through donation behavior and self-reported scores on various games. Additionally, this study seeks to understand if involvement in civic engagement impacts schemas of leadership. This study supports the theory of moral consistency and concludes that there is a correlation between involvement in civic engagement and perceptions on whether leaders should be civically engaged. We found that the amount of …