TY - JOUR
T1 - Public Relations Primed
T2 - An Update on Practitioners’ Moral Reasoning, from Moral Development to Moral Maintenance
AU - Schauster, Erin
AU - Neill, Marlene S.
AU - Ferrucci, Patrick
AU - Tandoc, Edson
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2020/7/2
Y1 - 2020/7/2
N2 - Guided by theories of moral psychology and social identity, one hundred and fifty-three public relations practitioners working in the United States participated in an online experiment that tested how professional identity influences moral reasoning. Professional associations appear to be a valuable resource for socialization as members of PRSA who, in addition to engaging in higher levels of moral reasoning than the average adult, report they have access to regular ethics training, ethics resources and mentors, and are familiar with their industry’s code of ethics. Socialization in later career stages appears to contribute to moral reasoning maintenance, sustaining levels of moral reasoning, rather than development.
AB - Guided by theories of moral psychology and social identity, one hundred and fifty-three public relations practitioners working in the United States participated in an online experiment that tested how professional identity influences moral reasoning. Professional associations appear to be a valuable resource for socialization as members of PRSA who, in addition to engaging in higher levels of moral reasoning than the average adult, report they have access to regular ethics training, ethics resources and mentors, and are familiar with their industry’s code of ethics. Socialization in later career stages appears to contribute to moral reasoning maintenance, sustaining levels of moral reasoning, rather than development.
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U2 - 10.1080/23736992.2020.1779595
DO - 10.1080/23736992.2020.1779595
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087293774
SN - 2373-6992
VL - 35
SP - 164
EP - 179
JO - Journal of Media Ethics: Exploring Questions of Media Morality
JF - Journal of Media Ethics: Exploring Questions of Media Morality
IS - 3
ER -