Israeli Moral Development Study, 1969-1978

This longitudinal study of Israeli kibbutz adolescents was designed to evaluate the validity of Kohlberg's moral development model in a cross-cultural context and to assess cultural differences in moral reasoning. Since this study includes both female and male adolescents, it also provides a data base from which to examine the validity of Kohlberg's moral development stages for women's lives. The study was conducted in Israel. The 92 respondents were divided into four subsamples, each of which corresponded with a kibbutz cohort. The sample includes both city and kibbutz-born youth. Data were collected in three waves. Participants were each interviewed once, twice, or three times between 1969 and 1978. Each participant responded to a series of moral dilemmas followed by a set of probing questions. The Kohlberg Moral Judgment Dilemmas used by the researchers included the Heinz Dilemma, the Officer Brown Dilemma, and the Joe Dilemma. The researchers also administered Kuhn's Cognitive Development Test (\"The Plant Problem\"). Each participant completed a basic data questionnaire which elicited information on the participant's family, religion, education, hobbies, and record of military service. All interviews were conducted individually and were tape recorded and transcribed. The Murray Research Archive holds transcripts of the Moral Judgement Interviews for all 92 respondents.

本项针对以色列基布兹青少年的纵向研究，旨在跨文化情境下验证科尔伯格道德发展模型（Kohlberg's Moral Development Model）的有效性，并评估道德推理层面的文化差异。由于本研究纳入了男女青少年群体，其所构建的数据集还可用于检验科尔伯格道德发展阶段理论在女性生活场景中的适用性。本研究于以色列境内开展，92名受访者被划分为四个子样本，每个子样本对应一个基布兹队列。样本同时涵盖城市出生与基布兹出生的青少年。研究共开展三轮数据采集，1969年至1978年间，每位受访者接受了1次、2次或3次访谈。每位受访者需完成一系列道德困境问题，随后回答一系列探究式追问问题。研究者所使用的科尔伯格道德判断困境测验（Kohlberg Moral Judgment Dilemmas）包含海因茨困境（Heinz Dilemma）、布朗军官困境（Officer Brown Dilemma）与乔困境（Joe Dilemma）。研究者同时施测了库恩认知发展测验（Kuhn's Cognitive Development Test，即"The Plant Problem"任务）。每位受访者需填写一份基础数据问卷，内容涵盖其家庭背景、宗教信仰、教育程度、兴趣爱好以及兵役记录。所有访谈均以单人形式开展，且进行了录音与转录。穆雷研究档案馆（Murray Research Archive）保存了全部92名受访者的道德判断访谈转录文本。