Stephen J Thomas
Biographic Data
| ID | 223962 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen J Thomas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen J |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomas |
| SIGNATURE | THOMAS S J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alabama |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1559-9920 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Young adults’ empathic responses to others in psychological pain as compared to physical pain
A comparative investigation of emerging adults’ moral thinking and communication competencies in Taiwan, the USA, and the UK
Emerging adulthood is a unique and distinct period demographically, subjectively, and in terms of identity exploration in developed and developing countries. This study aimed to investigate emerging adults’ moral thinking and communication competencies, and their differences by socio-demographic factors (i.e., gender, religious affiliation, college major, educational stages), in Taiwan, the USA, and the UK, as well as compare similarities/common …
Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine
BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and the resulting coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have afflicted tens of millions of people in a worldwide pandemic. Safe and effective vaccines are needed urgently. METHODS: In an ongoing multinational, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded, pivotal efficacy trial, we randomly assigned persons 16 years of age or older in a 1:1 ratio to receive two doses, 21 day…
Key Findings and Comparisons From Analogous Case-Cluster Studies for Dengue Virus Infection Conducted in Machala, Ecuador, and Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand
Dengue viruses (DENV) pose a significant and increasing threat to human health across broad regions of the globe. Currently, prevention, control, and treatment strategies are limited. Promising interventions are on the horizon, including multiple vaccine candidates under development and a renewed and innovative focus on controlling the vector, Aedes aegypti. However, significant gaps persist in our understanding of the similarities and difference…
Adolescents’ application of the virtues across five cultural contexts
Little is known about adolescent applications of the virtues such as honesty, responsibility and courage across different cultural contexts. Using the Adolescent Intermediate Concepts Measure we analyze samples of adolescents (ages 12 to 20; N = 9,112) from 5 contexts: North Macedonia, Mexico, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Across samples, adolescents provide evidence of developmental growth in the ability to apply virtue conc…
A Habit of Social Action
Youth social action—activities such as volunteering, campaigning, and fundraising—has gained traction in the UK and internationally in recent years as governments have supported initiatives to encourage adolescents to develop a ‘habit’ of social action. However, there is not convincing evidence on what a habit of social action is. This study involved a questionnaire with 4518 16–20-year-olds in the UK and finds that moral and civic virtue identit…
Adolescent moral judgement
Despite a recent world‐wide upsurge of academic interest in moral and character education, little is known about pupils’ character development in schools, especially in the UK context. The authors used a version of the Intermediate Concept Measure for Adolescents, involving dilemmas, to assess an important component of character—moral judgement—among 4053 pupils aged 14–15. Data were generated in 33 UK schools of varying types between February 20…
Distribution of Household Income in America
Postconventional Moral Thinking
Although Lawrence Kohlberg provided major ideas for psychological research in morality for decades, today some critics regard his work as outmoded, beyond repair, and too faulty for anybody to take seriously. These critics suggest that research would advance more profitably by taking a different approach. Postconventional Moral Thinking acknowledges particular philosophical and psychological problems with Kohlberg's theory and methodology, and pr…
Dit2
The Denning Issues Test, Version 2 (DIT2), updates dilemmas and items, shortens the original Defining Issues Test (DIT1) of moral judgment, and purges fewer participants for doubtful response reliability. DIT1 has been used for over 25 years. DIT2 makes 3 changes: in dilemmas and items, in the algorithm of indexing, and in the method of detecting unreliable participants. With all 3 changes, DIT2 is an improvement over DIT1. The validity criteria …
The relationship between moral decision making and patterns of consolidation and transition in moral judgment development
Following models that describe intraindividual correlates of stage transitions (S. S. Snyder & D. H. Feldman, 1984), this study assessed the relation between a measure of consolidation and transition in moral judgment development and the utility of moral concepts in sociomoral decision making. The study extends previous research in suggesting that individuals use moral concepts differently as they cycle through periods of consolidation and transi…
Individual moral judgment and cultural ideologies
Moral judgment cannot be reduced to cultural ideology, or vice versa.But when each construct is measured separately, then combined, the product predicts powerfully to moral thinking.In Study 1, 2 churches (N = 96) were selected for their differences on religious ideology, political identity, and moral judgment.By combining these 3 variables, a multiple correlation of .79predicted to members' moral thinking (opinions on human rights issues).Study …
Describing and testing a moderator of the moral judgment and action relationship
The relationship between moral judgment development and action for Ss who differ in the degree to which justice-based moral judgments influence moral decision making was investigated. First, a method for quantifying Ss' use of justice-based moral judgments in moral decision making (the utilizer variable) is described. Second, 5 moral judgment and action studies are reanalyzed to assess the moderating effect of the utilizer variable information. R…
Behavioral Antecedents of Relationship Stability and Adjustment
Erik E. Filsinger, Stephen J. Thoma, Behavioral Antecedents of Relationship Stability and Adjustment: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Aug., 1988), pp. 785-795
Estimating gender differences in the comprehension and preference of moral issues
Relation of moral judgment development to formal education
Relation of moral judgment development to formal education
Individual moral judgment and cultural ideologies
Moral judgment cannot be reduced to cultural ideology, or vice versa.But when each construct is measured separately, then combined, the product predicts powerfully to moral thinking.In Study 1, 2 churches (N = 96) were selected for their differences on religious ideology, political identity, and moral judgment.By combining these 3 variables, a multiple correlation of .79predicted to members' moral thinking (opinions on human rights issues).Study …
Describing and testing a moderator of the moral judgment and action relationship
The relationship between moral judgment development and action for Ss who differ in the degree to which justice-based moral judgments influence moral decision making was investigated. First, a method for quantifying Ss' use of justice-based moral judgments in moral decision making (the utilizer variable) is described. Second, 5 moral judgment and action studies are reanalyzed to assess the moderating effect of the utilizer variable information. R…
Behavioral Antecedents of Relationship Stability and Adjustment
Erik E. Filsinger, Stephen J. Thoma, Behavioral Antecedents of Relationship Stability and Adjustment: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Aug., 1988), pp. 785-795
A Habit of Social Action
Youth social action—activities such as volunteering, campaigning, and fundraising—has gained traction in the UK and internationally in recent years as governments have supported initiatives to encourage adolescents to develop a ‘habit’ of social action. However, there is not convincing evidence on what a habit of social action is. This study involved a questionnaire with 4518 16–20-year-olds in the UK and finds that moral and civic virtue identit…
The relationship between moral decision making and patterns of consolidation and transition in moral judgment development
Following models that describe intraindividual correlates of stage transitions (S. S. Snyder & D. H. Feldman, 1984), this study assessed the relation between a measure of consolidation and transition in moral judgment development and the utility of moral concepts in sociomoral decision making. The study extends previous research in suggesting that individuals use moral concepts differently as they cycle through periods of consolidation and transi…
Adolescent moral judgement
Despite a recent world‐wide upsurge of academic interest in moral and character education, little is known about pupils’ character development in schools, especially in the UK context. The authors used a version of the Intermediate Concept Measure for Adolescents, involving dilemmas, to assess an important component of character—moral judgement—among 4053 pupils aged 14–15. Data were generated in 33 UK schools of varying types between February 20…
Adolescents’ application of the virtues across five cultural contexts
Little is known about adolescent applications of the virtues such as honesty, responsibility and courage across different cultural contexts. Using the Adolescent Intermediate Concepts Measure we analyze samples of adolescents (ages 12 to 20; N = 9,112) from 5 contexts: North Macedonia, Mexico, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Across samples, adolescents provide evidence of developmental growth in the ability to apply virtue conc…
Relation of moral judgment development to formal education
Estimating gender differences in the comprehension and preference of moral issues
Behavioral Antecedents of Relationship Stability and Adjustment
Erik E. Filsinger, Stephen J. Thoma, Behavioral Antecedents of Relationship Stability and Adjustment: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Aug., 1988), pp. 785-795
Describing and testing a moderator of the moral judgment and action relationship
The relationship between moral judgment development and action for Ss who differ in the degree to which justice-based moral judgments influence moral decision making was investigated. First, a method for quantifying Ss' use of justice-based moral judgments in moral decision making (the utilizer variable) is described. Second, 5 moral judgment and action studies are reanalyzed to assess the moderating effect of the utilizer variable information. R…
Postconventional Moral Thinking
Although Lawrence Kohlberg provided major ideas for psychological research in morality for decades, today some critics regard his work as outmoded, beyond repair, and too faulty for anybody to take seriously. These critics suggest that research would advance more profitably by taking a different approach. Postconventional Moral Thinking acknowledges particular philosophical and psychological problems with Kohlberg's theory and methodology, and pr…
Dit2
The Denning Issues Test, Version 2 (DIT2), updates dilemmas and items, shortens the original Defining Issues Test (DIT1) of moral judgment, and purges fewer participants for doubtful response reliability. DIT1 has been used for over 25 years. DIT2 makes 3 changes: in dilemmas and items, in the algorithm of indexing, and in the method of detecting unreliable participants. With all 3 changes, DIT2 is an improvement over DIT1. The validity criteria …
The relationship between moral decision making and patterns of consolidation and transition in moral judgment development
Following models that describe intraindividual correlates of stage transitions (S. S. Snyder & D. H. Feldman, 1984), this study assessed the relation between a measure of consolidation and transition in moral judgment development and the utility of moral concepts in sociomoral decision making. The study extends previous research in suggesting that individuals use moral concepts differently as they cycle through periods of consolidation and transi…
Individual moral judgment and cultural ideologies
Moral judgment cannot be reduced to cultural ideology, or vice versa.But when each construct is measured separately, then combined, the product predicts powerfully to moral thinking.In Study 1, 2 churches (N = 96) were selected for their differences on religious ideology, political identity, and moral judgment.By combining these 3 variables, a multiple correlation of .79predicted to members' moral thinking (opinions on human rights issues).Study …
Distribution of Household Income in America
Adolescent moral judgement
Despite a recent world‐wide upsurge of academic interest in moral and character education, little is known about pupils’ character development in schools, especially in the UK context. The authors used a version of the Intermediate Concept Measure for Adolescents, involving dilemmas, to assess an important component of character—moral judgement—among 4053 pupils aged 14–15. Data were generated in 33 UK schools of varying types between February 20…
A Habit of Social Action
Youth social action—activities such as volunteering, campaigning, and fundraising—has gained traction in the UK and internationally in recent years as governments have supported initiatives to encourage adolescents to develop a ‘habit’ of social action. However, there is not convincing evidence on what a habit of social action is. This study involved a questionnaire with 4518 16–20-year-olds in the UK and finds that moral and civic virtue identit…
Adolescents’ application of the virtues across five cultural contexts
Little is known about adolescent applications of the virtues such as honesty, responsibility and courage across different cultural contexts. Using the Adolescent Intermediate Concepts Measure we analyze samples of adolescents (ages 12 to 20; N = 9,112) from 5 contexts: North Macedonia, Mexico, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Across samples, adolescents provide evidence of developmental growth in the ability to apply virtue conc…
Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine
BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and the resulting coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have afflicted tens of millions of people in a worldwide pandemic. Safe and effective vaccines are needed urgently. METHODS: In an ongoing multinational, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded, pivotal efficacy trial, we randomly assigned persons 16 years of age or older in a 1:1 ratio to receive two doses, 21 day…
Key Findings and Comparisons From Analogous Case-Cluster Studies for Dengue Virus Infection Conducted in Machala, Ecuador, and Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand
Dengue viruses (DENV) pose a significant and increasing threat to human health across broad regions of the globe. Currently, prevention, control, and treatment strategies are limited. Promising interventions are on the horizon, including multiple vaccine candidates under development and a renewed and innovative focus on controlling the vector, Aedes aegypti. However, significant gaps persist in our understanding of the similarities and difference…
A comparative investigation of emerging adults’ moral thinking and communication competencies in Taiwan, the USA, and the UK
Emerging adulthood is a unique and distinct period demographically, subjectively, and in terms of identity exploration in developed and developing countries. This study aimed to investigate emerging adults’ moral thinking and communication competencies, and their differences by socio-demographic factors (i.e., gender, religious affiliation, college major, educational stages), in Taiwan, the USA, and the UK, as well as compare similarities/common …
Young adults’ empathic responses to others in psychological pain as compared to physical pain
Psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Moral development (6 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (6 works) · Education and Critical Thinking Development (5 works) · Ethics in Business and Education (5 works) · Dilemma (3 works) · Law (3 works)