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- June 2020
- Psychological Science
Air Pollution, State Anxiety, and Unethical Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review
By: J Lu, J. Lee, F. Gino and A. Galinsky
Abstract
Lu, Lee, Gino, and Galinsky (2018) reported four studies demonstrating that air pollution predicted unethical behavior and that one mediating mechanism was state anxiety. In contrast, Heck and colleagues reported two null-effect studies on air pollution, trait anxiety, and unethical behavior. When faced with conflicting findings, researchers must consider both the theoretical reasoning and the available empirical studies in the literature. To these aims, we more precisely articulate our theoretical reasoning for the links among air pollution, state anxiety, and unethical behavior. We next present a meta-analytic review testing these links. This meta-analytic review revealed that the links among air pollution, state anxiety, and unethical behavior are reliable across different studies around the world. We call for future research to continue exploring when and how air pollution influences morality.
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Citation
Lu, J., J. Lee, F. Gino, and A. Galinsky. "Air Pollution, State Anxiety, and Unethical Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review." Psychological Science 31, no. 6 (June 2020): 748–755.
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