Moral identity theorists, such as William Damon and Mordechai Nisan, see moral commitment as arising from the development of a self-identity that is defined by moral purposes: this moral self-identity leads to a sense of responsibility to pursue such purposes.
道德身份理論家，如William Damon和Mordechai Nisan，認為道德目的所定義的自我認同發展會產生道德承諾，這種道德自我認同並產生了追求道德目的的責任感。