2026-06-08 –, AUDITORIUM
This project examines the use of vignette-based methods in studies of moral judgment and reasoning across adolescence. We conducted a scoping review of empirical articles published between 2000 and 2025 that (1) investigated moral judgment or moral reasoning, (2) included participants aged 13 to 25 years, and (3) used written vignettes as stimuli. This review consisted of a systematic search, screening, data extraction, and author outreach. Metadata extraction is currently underway and includes sample characteristics, moral domains and variables assessed, and detailed information about the vignettes themselves. Analyses will assess the frequency of specific populations and variables studied. A beta version of an open-access database will be created to summarize study information, and, when available, archive research stimuli. We aim to advance moral development research by improving methodological transparency, identifying substantive and methodological gaps in existing approaches, and facilitating more inclusive and replicable research.
Kristin Hansen Lagattuta
Could you give us a rough idea of what your lightning talk / poster presentation will cover? Such as:: A brief presentation of past research (a completed study)
Maia Southwick (msouthwick@ucdavis.edu) is a 3rd year Ph.D. student in Developmental Psychology at the University of California, Davis. She obtained her bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Health, Society, and Policy from the University of Utah in 2021. Her research involves learning how to best represent intraindividual change and intraindividual variability in moral cognition across adolescence.