The MediatingEffect of Self-Control on Moral Disengagement and Motorcyclists’ Compliance with Traffic Regulations

This study aims to examine the role of self-control as a mediator variable in the relationship between Moral Disengagement and driver compliance with traffic rules. Moral disengagement refers to cognitive mechanisms that allow individuals to justify unethical behavior which can have an impact on low levels of compliance with applicable rules. Self-control in individuals can regulate emotions, thoughts and behavior and can be assumed to be able to reduce the negative influence of moral disengagement on compliance. Data was collected through distributing goggle forms using a Likert scale. The subjects of this research consisted of 300 respondents using snowball sampling. This study uses mediation path analysis to test the hypothesis and the results prove that self-control media significantly tests the relationship between moral disengagement and compliance. Thus, someone who has an increasing level of moral disengagement shows a lower level of compliance with rules, but this effect weakens when the individual has high self-control. These findings indicate that increasing self-control abilities can be an effective strategy to reduce the negative impact of moral disengagement on compliance with traffic regulations. This study contributes to the literature related to traffic psychology and provides practical implications for improving driving safety