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 transition. With multiple cross-sectional and longitudinal samples, findings indicate that participants' reliance on a Kohlbergian moral framework as measured by the Defining Issues Test is highest during periods of consolidation and lowest during transitions. As participants move into periods of consolidation, the utility of moral stage information increases. Thus, this study indicates that the consolidation and transition model can be used to help identify individuals who are more or less likely to use Kohlberg's moral stages in their moral decision making.

Cognitive psychology · Consolidation (business · Defining Issues Test · Developmental psychology · Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development · Moral development · Moral disengagement · Moral psychology · Moral reasoning · Social cognitive theory of morality · Transition (genetics · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Ethics in Business and Education · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology

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