Moral Disengagement Mechanisms and Armed Violence. A Comparative Study of Paramilitaries and Guerrillas in Colombia

Moral disengagement mechanisms are strategies to make immoral actions appear moral. This study explores their us-age by two Colombian illegal armed groups (guerrillas and paramilitaries), as well as differences between the groups. The analysis covered 367 communiqués issued in 55 months. A deductive...

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Autores:
Villegas de Posada, María Cristina
Flórez, Jorge
Espinel, Nicolás
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2018
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15 Psicología / Psychology
moral disengagement
dissonance
violence
ideology
guerrillas
desconexión moral
disonancia
violencia
ideología
guerrillas
desengajamento moral
dissonância
guerrilhas
ideologia
violência
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dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv Moral Disengagement Mechanisms and Armed Violence. A Comparative Study of Paramilitaries and Guerrillas in Colombia
title Moral Disengagement Mechanisms and Armed Violence. A Comparative Study of Paramilitaries and Guerrillas in Colombia
spellingShingle Moral Disengagement Mechanisms and Armed Violence. A Comparative Study of Paramilitaries and Guerrillas in Colombia
15 Psicología / Psychology
moral disengagement
dissonance
violence
ideology
guerrillas
desconexión moral
disonancia
violencia
ideología
guerrillas
desengajamento moral
dissonância
guerrilhas
ideologia
violência
title_short Moral Disengagement Mechanisms and Armed Violence. A Comparative Study of Paramilitaries and Guerrillas in Colombia
title_full Moral Disengagement Mechanisms and Armed Violence. A Comparative Study of Paramilitaries and Guerrillas in Colombia
title_fullStr Moral Disengagement Mechanisms and Armed Violence. A Comparative Study of Paramilitaries and Guerrillas in Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Moral Disengagement Mechanisms and Armed Violence. A Comparative Study of Paramilitaries and Guerrillas in Colombia
title_sort Moral Disengagement Mechanisms and Armed Violence. A Comparative Study of Paramilitaries and Guerrillas in Colombia
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Villegas de Posada, María Cristina
Flórez, Jorge
Espinel, Nicolás
dc.contributor.author.spa.fl_str_mv Villegas de Posada, María Cristina
Flórez, Jorge
Espinel, Nicolás
dc.subject.ddc.spa.fl_str_mv 15 Psicología / Psychology
topic 15 Psicología / Psychology
moral disengagement
dissonance
violence
ideology
guerrillas
desconexión moral
disonancia
violencia
ideología
guerrillas
desengajamento moral
dissonância
guerrilhas
ideologia
violência
dc.subject.proposal.spa.fl_str_mv moral disengagement
dissonance
violence
ideology
guerrillas
desconexión moral
disonancia
violencia
ideología
guerrillas
desengajamento moral
dissonância
guerrilhas
ideologia
violência
description Moral disengagement mechanisms are strategies to make immoral actions appear moral. This study explores their us-age by two Colombian illegal armed groups (guerrillas and paramilitaries), as well as differences between the groups. The analysis covered 367 communiqués issued in 55 months. A deductive content analysis revealed that the most used mechanisms were: attribution of blame, euphemistic labeling, moral justification and labeling with undesirable names. Results showed differences between groups only in the number of press releases, but not in frequency or type of the mechanisms used. The findings are analyzed in the discussion section in relation to the theory of dissonance, extreme violence and motives for joining illegal armed groups.
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El análisis deductivo del contenido reveló que los mecanismos más utilizados eran la atribución de culpabilidad, los eufemismos, la justificación moral y la calificación con nombres indeseables. Según los resultados, solo hubo diferencias entre los grupos en cuanto al número de comunicados de prensa, mas no en cuanto a la frecuencia o al tipo de mecanismos utilizados. Los hallazgos del estudio se analizan en la sección de discusión según la teoría de la disonancia, la violencia extrema y las razones para enrolarse en grupos armados ilegales.Os mecanismos de desengajamento moral são estratégias para fazer ações imorais aparentarem ser morais. Este estudo explora seu uso por dois grupos armados ilegais da Colômbia (guerrilhas e paramilitares), assim como as diferenças entre eles. Analisaram-se 367 comunicados emitidos em 55 meses. Uma análise dedutiva do conteúdo revelou que os mecanismos mais usados eram:atribuição de culpa, linguagem eufemística, justificativa moral e rotulação com nomes indesejáveis. Os resultados mostraram diferenças entre os grupos só no número de comunicados à imprensa, mas não na frequência ou tipo de mecanismos usados. Os resultados são analisados na seção de discussão no que se refere à teoria da dissonância, à violência extrema e aos motivos para se unir a grupos armados ilegais.application/pdfspaUniversidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias Humanas - Departamento de Psicologíahttps://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/psicologia/article/view/62191Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revistas electrónicas UN Revista Colombiana de PsicologíaRevista Colombiana de PsicologíaVillegas de Posada, María Cristina and Flórez, Jorge and Espinel, Nicolás (2018) Moral Disengagement Mechanisms and Armed Violence. A Comparative Study of Paramilitaries and Guerrillas in Colombia. 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