Utilitarian Moral Agents Are Perceived as Braver and More Moral When Judged in a Foreign Language: Evidence From Tanzania
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| dc.contributor.author | Białek, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Milczarski, W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Borkowska, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tekşam, H.K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Butovskaya, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sorokowski, P. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-30T16:06:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-30T16:06:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.department | T.C. Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi | en_US |
| dc.department-temp | [Białek] Michał, Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences, University of Wrocław, Wroclaw, Lower Silesian, Poland; [Milczarski] Wojciech, Faculty of Languages, University of Wrocław, Wroclaw, Lower Silesian, Poland, Institute of Psychology, University College of Professional Education, Wroclaw, Poland; [Borkowska] Anna, Faculty of Letters, University of Wrocław, Wroclaw, Lower Silesian, Poland; [Tekşam] Hatice Kübra, Department of Psychology, Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Van, Turkey; [Butovskaya] Marina L., Faculty of Humanities, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation; [Sorokowski] Piotr, IDN Being Human Lab, University of Wrocław, Wroclaw, Lower Silesian, Poland | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | We examined how language affects moral judgments in a non-WEIRD population. Tanzanian participants (N = 103) evaluated utilitarian agents in moral dilemmas, either in native Chagga or foreign Swahili. Agents were rated significantly more moral and braver when evaluated in a foreign language. Bravery predicted morality more strongly in the foreign language than in the native language. Indirect sacrifices were judged more moral than direct ones, but equally brave. These findings extend the moral foreign language effect to informally acquired languages and highlight methodological implications for cross-cultural research. © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S1366728925100837 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1366-7289 | |
| dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-105023643364 | |
| dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q1 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728925100837 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/29379 | |
| dc.identifier.wosquality | Q1 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Bilingualism-Language and Cognition | en_US |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cross-Cultural Research | en_US |
| dc.subject | Foreign Language Effect | en_US |
| dc.subject | Moral Judgment | en_US |
| dc.subject | Research Methodology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Utilitarian Decision-Making | en_US |
| dc.title | Utilitarian Moral Agents Are Perceived as Braver and More Moral When Judged in a Foreign Language: Evidence From Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| gdc.coar.access | open access | |
| gdc.coar.type | text::journal::journal article |