Moral and Political Judgment

Current Projects

We are looking for postconventional conservatives.

We are examining differences in party affiliation based on responses to the Tompkins scale, civic narcissism, essentialism, multicultural experience and other variables.

Published Manuscripts

Rest, J. & Narvaez, D. (1991). The college experience and moral development. In W. Kurtines and J. Gewirtz (Eds.), Handbook of moral behavior and development, Vol. 2 (pp. 229-245). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Press.

Narvaez, D. (1993). High achieving students and moral judgment. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 16 (3), 268-279.

Rest, J.R. & Narvaez, D. (Eds.) (1994).  Moral development in the professions: Psychology and applied ethics.  Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Rest, J. R. & Narvaez, D. (1994).  Summary--what's possible?  In J. R. Rest & D. Narváez (Eds.), Moral Development in the professions: Psychology and applied ethics (pp. 213-224).  Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Rest, J., Thoma, S., Narvaez, D. & Bebeau, M. (1997). Alchemy and beyond: Indexing the Defining Issues Test. Journal of Educational Psychology, 89 (3), 498-507.

Thoma, S. J., Barnett, R., Rest, J., & Narvaez, D. (1999). Political identity and moral judgment development using the Defining Issues Test. British Journal of Social Psychology, 38, 103-111.

Thoma, S. J., Narvaez, D., Rest, J. R., & Derryberry, P. (1999). Does  moral judgment reduce to political attitude or verbal ability? Educational Psychology Review, 11(4), 324-342.

Rest, J., Narvaez, D., Thoma, S. J., Bebeau, M. J. (1999). DIT2: Devising and testing a new instrument of moral judgment. Journal of Educational Psychology, 91 (4), 644-659.

Rest, J., Narvaez, D., Bebeau, M., & Thoma, S. (1999). A neo-Kohlbergian approach to moral judgment: An overview of Defining Issues Test research. Educational Psychology Review, 11(4), 291-324.

Narvaez, D., Getz, I., Rest, J. R., & Thoma, S. (1999). Individual moral judgment and cultural ideologies. Developmental Psychology, 35, 478-488.

Rest, J. R., Narvaez, D., Bebeau, M., & Thoma, S. (1999). Postconventional moral thinking: A neo-Kohlbergian approach. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Rest, J. R., Narvaez, D., Bebeau, M.,  & Thoma, S. (2000). A neo-Kohlbergian approach to morality research. Journal of Moral Education, 29 (4), 381-395.

           *Reprinted in Mason, M. (2004). Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial

           Issues in Cognitive Science. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Narvaez, D. & Bock, T. (2002). Moral schemas and tacit judgement or how the Defining Issues Test is supported by cognitive science.  Journal of Moral Education, 31 (3) 297-314.

              *Reprinted in Mason, M. (2004). Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Cognitive Science. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Endicott, L., Bock, T., & Narvaez, D. (2003). Moral reasoning, intercultural development, and multicultural experiences: Relations and cognitive underpinnings.  International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 27, 403-419.

Thoma, S.J., Derryberry, W.P., & Narvaez, D. (2009). The distinction between moral judgment development and verbal ability: Some relevant data using socio-political outcome variables. High Ability Studies, 20(2), 173-185.

Narvaez, D. & Hill, P.L. (2010). The relation of multicultural experiences to moral judgment and mindsets. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 3(1), 43-55.  

Hill, P.L, & Narvaez, D. (under review). Political party affiliation and perceptions of others’ moral character.