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  1. Adolescents’ application of the virtues across five cultural contexts.

    Article • Developmental Psychology, July 2019, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma, Dr Daniel P J Moulin-Stozek

  2. Measuring moral reasoning using moral dilemmas: evaluating reliability, validity, and differential item functioning of the behavioural defining issues test (bDIT)

    Article • European Journal of Developmental Psychology, June 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Hyemin Han, Professor Stephen J Thoma, Youn-Jeng Choi

  3. Developmental level of moral judgment influences behavioral patterns during moral decision-making

    Article • The Journal of Experimental Education, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Hyemin Han, Professor Stephen J Thoma

  4. Stages of moral judgment development: Applying item response theory to Defining Issues Test data

    Article • Journal of Moral Education, December 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  5. Why do we need to employ Bayesian statistics and how can we employ it in studies of moral education?: With practical guidelines to use JASP for educators and researchers

    Article • Journal of Moral Education, July 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Hyemin Han, Professor Stephen J Thoma

  6. Cultural background affect people's empathy

    Article • Journal of Moral Education, July 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Hyemin Han, Professor Stephen J Thoma, Paria Jami

  7. Adolescent moral judgement: A study of UK secondary school pupils

    Article • British Educational Research Journal, May 2017, Wiley

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  8. How not to evaluate a psychological measure: Rebuttal to criticism of the Defining Issues Test of moral judgment development by Curzer and colleagues

    Article • Theory and Research in Education, March 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  9. Enhancing statistical calculation with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to the left intra-parietal sulcus (IPS)

    Article • Trends in Neuroscience and Education, December 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  10. From Workshop to E-Learning: Using Technology-Enhanced “Intermediate Concept Measures” As a Framework for Pharmacy Ethics Education and Assessment

    Article • Pharmacy, April 2014, MDPI AG

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  11. The Defining Issues Test of moral judgment development.

    Article • Behavioral Development, January 2014, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  12. Describing and testing an intermediate concept measure of adolescent moral thinking

    Article • European Journal of Developmental Psychology, March 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  13. Moral Motivation in Different Professions

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  14. Moral Motivation and the Four Component Model

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  15. Revitalizing Accounting Ethics Research in the Neo-Kohlbergian Framework: Putting the DIT into Perspective

    Article • Behavioral Research in Accounting, January 2010, American Accounting Association

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  16. The distinction between moral judgment development and verbal ability: some relevant data using socio‐political outcome variables

    Article • High Ability Studies, December 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  17. Understanding the relationship between moral judgment development and individual characteristics: The role of educational contexts.

    Article • Journal of Educational Psychology, January 2009, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  18. The Challenge of Measuring Epistemic Beliefs: An Analysis of Three Self-Report Instruments

    Article • The Journal of Experimental Education, April 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  19. Are DIT scores empirically distinct from measures of political identification and intellectual ability? A test using post-9/11 data

    Article • British Journal of Developmental Psychology, June 2007, Wiley

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  20. The Role of Authoritarianism, Perceived Threat, and Need for Closure or Structure in Predicting Post-9/11 Attitudes and Beliefs

    Article • The Journal of Social Psychology, December 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  21. Does authoritarianism predict post-9/11 attitudes?

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, November 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  22. Is Political Conservatism Synonymous With Authoritarianism?

    Article • The Journal of Social Psychology, September 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  23. Functional differences: comparing moral judgement developmental phases of consolidation and transition

    Article • Journal of Moral Education, March 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  24. Moral Judgment, Self-Understanding, and Moral Actions: The Role of Multiple Constructs

    Article • Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, January 2005, Project Muse

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  25. Distribution of Household Income in America: Effects of Source of Income, Inflation, and Cost of Living Differentials

    Article • January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  26. A Neo-Kohlbergian Approach to Morality Research

    Article • Journal of Moral Education, December 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  27. What does the DIT measure?

    Article • British Journal of Social Psychology, March 1999, Wiley

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  28. Individual moral judgment and cultural ideologies.

    Article • Developmental Psychology, January 1999, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  29. DIT2: Devising and testing a revised instrument of moral judgment.

    Article • Journal of Educational Psychology, January 1999, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  30. The relationship between moral decision making and patterns of consolidation and transition in moral judgment development.

    Article • Developmental Psychology, January 1999, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  31. DIT2: Devising and testing a revised instrument of moral judgment.

    Article • Journal of Educational Psychology, January 1999, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  32. The relationship between moral decision making and patterns of consolidation and transition in moral judgment development.

    Article • Developmental Psychology, January 1999, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  33. Individual moral judgment and cultural ideologies.

    Article • Developmental Psychology, January 1999, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  34. Designing and validating a measure of moral judgment: Stage preference and stage consistency approaches.

    Article • Journal of Educational Psychology, January 1997, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  35. Alchemy and beyond: Indexing the Defining Issues Test.

    Article • Journal of Educational Psychology, January 1997, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  36. Designing and validating a measure of moral judgment: Stage preference and stage consistency approaches.

    Article • Journal of Educational Psychology, January 1997, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  37. Alchemy and beyond: Indexing the Defining Issues Test.

    Article • Journal of Educational Psychology, January 1997, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  38. Describing and testing a moderator of the moral judgment and action relationship.

    Article • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, January 1991, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  39. Describing and testing a moderator of the moral judgment and action relationship.

    Article • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, January 1991, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  40. Behavioral Antecedents of Relationship Stability and Adjustment: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study

    Article • Journal of Marriage and Family, August 1988, JSTOR

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  41. Estimating gender differences in the comprehension and preference of moral issues

    Article • Developmental Review, June 1986, Elsevier

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  42. Relation of moral judgment development to formal education.

    Article • Developmental Psychology, January 1985, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  43. Relation of moral judgment development to formal education.

    Article • Developmental Psychology, January 1985, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  44. Moral reasoning development and graduate education

    Article • Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, July 1983, Elsevier

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  45. Having Opposite Sex Siblings Intensifies Incest-Related Disgust and Judgment of Harm

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  46. Does Moral Judgment Development Moderate the Relationship Between Emotions and Moral-Conventional Distinctions?

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Stephen J Thoma

  47. Revitalizing Accounting Ethics Research in the Neo-Kohlbergian Framework: Putting the DIT into Perspective

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Social Science Electronic Publishing

    Professor Stephen J Thoma