The Impact Of Shame On Deception:the Role Of Self-control Of Resources

Shame as a typical moral emotion,its influence on individual behavior is both complex and controversial.Previous studies have found that shame has both an unpleasant experience and a moral emotion that encourages individuals to produce positive behaviors.On the one hand.In recent years,Hooge's research has proceeded from the perspective of motivation.He believes that no matter how shame makes individuals perform,their motivation is to restore and protect the damaged self.Therefore,based on Hooge's theory,this research will try to deceive this typical immoral behavior as an example to discuss the impact of shame on it and its ways.Experiment 1 examines whether shame has an effect on deceptive behavior.As a result,it was found that the number and tendency of deception in the shame group were significantly lower than in the control group.To more fully explore the impact of shame in different contexts on deceptive behavior,Experiment 2 improved the deficiency of Experiment 1 and divided shame situations into two types:moral anomie and lack of ability.It was found that the number of deceptions in the moral anomie shame group was significantly lower than that in the control group,and the number of deceptions in the lack of ability shame group was significantly higher than that in the control group.To examine the specific methods and mechanisms of shame affecting deception,we propose that shame individuals increase their self-control resources and thus reduce the theory of fraud.Experiment 3 examined the impact of shame on self-control resources and found that the self-control resources of the shame group were significantly higher than those of the control group.Experiment 4 explored the specific mechanisms of shame affecting deceptive behavior.It was found that self-control resources played a complete rmediating role in the process of shame affecting deception.In summary,these findings suggest that shame can deter deception under certain conditions.The condition is that shame is caused by moral disorder rather than lack of ability;the mechanism of shame affecting behavior may be:Individuals who feel shame will restore and protect the damaged moral self by mobilizing more self-control resources to influence behavior.