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self-concept maintenance: a standalone construct

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self-conceptmaintenance1 CONSTRUCTSelf-concept maintenanceMAZAR · BEHAVIORAL ETHICS

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Behavioral ethics

people cheat only up to the point where they can still see themselves as honest.

In behavioral ethics, self-concept maintenance refers to people cheat only up to the point where they can still see themselves as honest. This meaning comes from Mazar (2008) in Journal of Marketing Research. The journal has since attached an expression of concern to the source article.[1]

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References

  1. Mazar, N., Amir, O., & Ariely, D. (2008). The Dishonesty of Honest People: A Theory of Self-Concept Maintenance. Journal of Marketing Research, 45(6), 633-644. https://doi.org/10.1509/jmkr.45.6.633

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