ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Moral Judgment of Triage Decisions: Individual Vs. Collective Framing Moderates Age Discrimination

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Social Psychology

  • Johannes Doerflinger
    University of Konstanz
  • Frank Wieber
    ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  • Thomas Volken
    ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
  • Andrea Aegerter
    ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften

Abstract

We investigate in a Swiss representative survey (N = 2183) to what degree individuals use age as an allocation criterion for scarce medical resources. We observe age discrimination effects based on the age of older potential recipients. Discrimination was stronger for individual than collective dilemma framing.

Judgment and Decision Making