Abstract:
Recent research has found that practitioners of yoga and meditation may show an inflated sense of self (Gebauer et al., 2018; Vaughan-Johnston, 2019). We sought to build on these findings by studying the effects of these practices on unethical behavior, reasoning that their virtuous nature may also license dishonesty (Merritt et al., 2010). Across a pilot study and an experiment we found limited support for this, though more research with bigger sample sizes is needed.
Team Members
Emily Mullen Charlotte Allen Ashleigh Dolan | (Lydia Eckstein) | Allegheny College – Psychology
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