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Overview

John C. Gibbs is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Psychology, with particular emphasis on Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Social Psychology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Ethics in Business and Education
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Ego Development and Educational Practices

Their recent publications encompass a variety of subjects related to moral judgment, social behavior, and adolescent development. Notable papers include:

  • "Transformation vs Tradition: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) for Arts and Humanities," 2023, published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Gender Differences in Moral Judgment and Behavior," 2021, published in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology
  • "Assessing Moral Judgment Maturity Using the Sociomoral Reflection Measure - Short Form Objective," 2021, published in European Journal of Psychological Assessment
  • "Moral judgment, self-serving cognitive distortions, and peer bullying among secondary school adolescents," 2023, published in Journal of Moral Education
  • "Stages of Adolescent Moral Development," 2020, published in The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development

Frequent co-authors in Gibbs's work include Daniël Brugman, Marinus G. C. J. Beerthuizen, Petra Helmond, Karen S. Basinger, and Kevin van der Meulen.

Publications by Gibbs have appeared in a diverse set of venues such as the European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Journal of Moral Education, arXiv (Cornell University), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology, and The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development.

Best Publications

  • A Longitudinal Study of Moral Judgment

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  • Social Intelligence

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  • The moral judgment of juvenile delinquents: a meta-analysis.

    Geert Jan Stams;Daniel Brugman;Maja Deković;Lenny van Rosmalen

  • Measuring the developmental features of moral discussion.

    Marvin W. Berkowitz;John C. Gibbs

  • Aggression replacement training : a comprehensive intervention for aggressive youth

    Arnold P. Goldstein;Barry Glick;John C. Gibbs

  • Moral Development and Reality: Beyond the Theories of Kohlberg and Hoffman

    John C. Gibbs

  • Moral Judgment Development across Cultures: Revisiting Kohlberg's Universality Claims.

    John C. Gibbs;Karen S. Basinger;Rebecca L. Grime;John R. Snarey

  • Parents' Use of Inductive Discipline: Relations to Children's Empathy and Prosocial Behavior

    Julia Krevans;John C. Gibbs

  • Moral Maturity: Measuring the Development of Sociomoral Reflection

    John C. Gibbs;Karen S. Basinger;Dick Fuller

  • Moral Cognition: Explaining the Gender Difference in Antisocial Behavior

    Alvaro Q. Barriga;Elizabeth M. Morrison;Albert K. Liau;John C. Gibbs

  • Cognitive Distortion and Problem Behaviors in Adolescents

    Alvaro Q. Barriga;Jennifer R. Landau;Bobby L. Stinson;Albert K. Liau

  • The EQUIP Program. Teaching Youth To Think and Act Responsibly through a Peer-Helping Approach.

    John C. Gibbs;Granville Bud Potter;Arnold P. Goldstein

  • THE RELATION OF MORAL JUDGMENT STAGE DISPARITY TO DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS OF PEER DIALOGUES

    Marvin W. Berkowitz;John C. Gibbs

  • Social Intelligence Measuring the Development of Sociomoral Reflection

    John C. Gibbs;Keith F. Widaman;Anne Colby

  • Parents' Use of Inductive Discipline: Relations to Children's Empathy and Prosocial Behavior

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  • The meaning of ecologically oriented inquiry in contemporary psychology.

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  • Evaluation of a multi‐component group treatment program for juvenile delinquents

    Leonard W. Leeman;John C. Gibbs;Dick Fuller

  • Moral development "versus" socialization: A critique.

    John C. Gibbs;Steven V. Schnell

  • Measuring cognitive distortion in antisocial youth: Development and preliminary validation of the “how I think” questionnaire

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  • Moral development and reality : beyond the theories of Kohlberg, Hoffman, and Haidt

    John C. Gibbs

  • Moral Development and Recidivism: A Meta-Analysis

    Eveline Van Vugt;John Gibbs;Geert Jan Stams;Catrien Bijleveld

  • Developing the helping skills and prosocial motivation of aggressive adolescents in peer group programs

    John C. Gibbs;Granville Bud Potter;Alvaro Q. Barriga;Albert K. Liau

  • Kohlberg's moral stage theory: a Piagetian revision.

    John C. Gibbs

  • Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Judgment: A Constructive Critique

    John C. Gibbs

  • A meta-analysis on cognitive distortions and externalizing problem behavior associations, moderators, and treatment effectiveness

    Petra Helmond;Geertjan Overbeek;Daniel Brugman;John C. Gibbs

Frequent Co-Authors

Henri Chabrol
Henri Chabrol Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Geert Jan J. M. Stams
Geert Jan J. M. Stams University of Amsterdam
Rachel F. Rodgers
Rachel F. Rodgers Northeastern University
Keith F. Widaman
Keith F. Widaman University of California, Riverside
Geertjan Overbeek
Geertjan Overbeek University of Amsterdam
Jessica J. Asscher
Jessica J. Asscher University of Amsterdam
John T. Chibnall
John T. Chibnall Saint Louis University
Maja Deković
Maja Deković Utrecht University
Michael W. Vasey
Michael W. Vasey The Ohio State University

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