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John C. Gibbs

My interests pertain to cross-cultural sociomoral development, parental socialization, empathy, prosocial behavior, and antisocial behavior. I have, with students and colleagues, developed assessment measures of moral judgment, moral identity, social perspective-taking, self-serving cognitive distortions, and social skills. We have also converted our sociomoral treatment program, EQUIP, into a prevention program for middle school students. We are currently studying children's and adolescents' perceptions of parenting styles, especially the impact of parental discipline techniques upon adolescent moral identity.

 

Selected Recent Publications

Gibbs, J. C., Moshman, D., Berkowitz, M. W., Basinger, K. S., & Grime, R. L. (in press). Taking development seriously. Journal of Moral Education.

Gibbs, J. C., Potter, G. B., DiBiase, A.-M., & Devlin, R. (in press). The EQUIP program: Social perspective-taking for responsible thought and behavior. In B. Glick (Ed.), Cognitive behavioral interventions for at-risk youth. Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute.

Gibbs, J. C. (2010). Moral development and reality: Beyond the theories of Kohlberg and Hoffman. Boston: Pearson Allyn & Bacon.

Gibbs, J. C. (2009). Moral development. In S. J. Lopez & A. Beauchamp (Eds.), Encyclopedia of positive psychology (pp. 622-626). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Gibbs, J. C. (2008). Reflections on a rescue: Three primacies in moral motivation. In D. Fasko & W. Willis (Eds.), Contemporary philosophical and psychological perspectives on moral development and education (pp. 167-184). Creskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

McCrady, F., Kaufman, K., Vasey, M. W., Barriga, A. Q, Devlin, R. S., & Gibbs, J. C. (2008). It's all about me: Incarcerated adolescent sex offenders' generic and sex-specific cognitive distortions. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 20, 261-271.

Gibbs, J. C., Basinger, K. S., Grime, R. L., & Snarey, J. R. (2007). Moral judgment development across cultures: Revisiting Kohlberg's universality claims. Developmental Review, 27, 443-500.

Patrick, R. B., & Gibbs, J. C. (2007). Parental expression of disappointment: Should it be a factor in Hoffman's model of parental discipline? Journal of Genetic Psychology, 168, 131-145.

Gibbs, J. C. (2006). Should Kohlberg's cognitive developmental approach be replaced with a more pragmatic approach? Comment on Krebs and Denton. Psychological Review, 113, 666-671.

Stams, G. J., Brugman, D., Dekovic, M., van Rosmale, L., van der Laan, P., & Gibbs, J. C. (2006). The moral judgment of juvenile delinquents: A meta-analysis. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 34, 697-713.

DiBiase, AM., Gibbs, J. C., & Potter, G. B. (2005). EQUIP for educators: Teaching youth (grades 5-8) to think and act responsibly. Champaign, IL: Research Press.

Gibbs, J. C. (2004) Moral reasoning training: The values component. In A. P. Goldstein, R. Nensen, M. Kalt, & B. Daleflod (Eds.), New perspectives on aggression replacement training (pp. 51-72). Chicester, UK: Wiley & Sons.

Gibbs, J. C., & Basinger, K. S. (2004). The Sociomoral Reflection Objective Measure. In R. G. Bringle, M. A. Philop, & M. Hudson (Eds.), The measure of service learning: Research scales to assess student experiences (pp. 67-72). Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association.

Liau, A. K., Shively, R., Horn, M., Landau, J., Barriga, A. Q., & Gibbs, J. C. (2004). Effects of psychoeducation for offenders in a community correctional facility. Journal of Community Psychology, 32, 543-55

Gibbs, J. C., Basinger, K. S., & Grime, R. L.(2003). Moral judgment maturity: From clinical to standard measures. In S. J. Lopez & C. R. Snyder (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychological assessment (pp. 361-373). Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association Books.

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