Why Saints Sin And Sinners Get Saintly

Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 22:07 in Psychology & Sociology

A new study suggests that people with ample moral self-worth in one aspect of their lives can slip into immorality or opposite behavior in other areas -- their abundant self-esteem somehow pushing them to balance out all that goodness. Conversely, the study shows, people who engage in immoral behavior cleanse themselves with good work to restore an ideal level of moral self-worth.

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