How Does Type of Moral Responsibility Affect the Extent of the Moral Circle? The Influence of Relational Models
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Published online on December 10, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Volume 57, Issue 3, Page 399-418, April 2026.
The “moral circle” defines entities toward which a person feels moral responsibility. Relational Models Theory (RMT) proposes four basic relational models (communal sharing, authority ranking, equality matching, and market pricing), each with distinct ...
The “moral circle” defines entities toward which a person feels moral responsibility. Relational Models Theory (RMT) proposes four basic relational models (communal sharing, authority ranking, equality matching, and market pricing), each with distinct ...