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The concept of the moral self is essentially a motivational construct. Blasi (1983) introduced the self-model into moral psychology as an attempt to bridge the gap over the divide that separates moral judgment from moral action.
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Krettenauer, T. (2013). Moral Motivation, Responsibility and the Development of the Moral Self. In: Handbook of Moral Motivation. Moral Development and Citizenship Education, vol 1. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-275-4_13
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