Dr. John Gibbs
Contact Information
Job Title
Professor, Developmental Psychology
- gibbs.1@osu.edu
- Phone
- (614) 292-7918
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Education
- PhD, Harvard University, 1972
- MA, Harvard University, 1971
- BA, Princeton University, 1968
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 and high school students. My textbook, Moral Development & Reality: Beyond the Theories of Kohlberg, Hoffman, and Haidt, is published by Oxford University Press (see flyer page 1 and flyer page 2).
Awards and Honors
- 2006: Alvis House Golden Rule Award
- 2002: Nominated for the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, College of Arts and Sciences
- 1998: Spotlight on Excellence Award, from the Black Hills Seminar on Reclaiming Children and Youth
- 1997: Certificate of Appreciation for Dedicated Service, Rosemont Center
- 1995: Certificate of Appreciation for Dedicated Service, Rosemont Center
- 1995: Appointed to the Ohio Governor's Council on Juvenile Justice
- 1991: Nominated for the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, College of Arts and Sciences
- 1989: Nominated for the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, College of Arts and Sciences
- 1988: Certificate of Appreciation, Ohio Child Welfare Training Program
- 1988: Certificate of Honor, Rosemont Center
- 1986: Listed in Who's Who in the Midwest (Nineteenth Edition) and Who's Who Among Human Service Professionals
- 1986: Outstanding Service Award, The Rosemont Center
- 1984: Professional Service Award, Association for Moral Education
- 1983: Professional Service Award, Association for Moral Education
- 1972 – 1971: Fourth-Year Extension Award, National Defense Education Act Title IV Fellowship
- 1971 – 1968: National Defense Education Act Title IV Fellowship
- 1969 – 1968: Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellowship (first honorary-only year)
- 1967: Summer Fellowship, National Science Foundation
- 1966 – 1965: F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Creative Writing
- 1968 – 1964: William H. Kane Memorial Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Gibbs, J. C. (2024, in press). Moral development as growth beyond the superficial. In D. Fasco and F. Fair (Eds.), Critical thinking in moral development. Boston: Brill USA.
- Patrick, R., & Gibbs, J. C. (2024, in press). Moral identity: Origin, construction, and applications of the Moral Self-Relevance measure. In D. Fasco and F. Fair (Eds.), Critical thinking in moral development. Boston: Brill USA.
- Potter, G. B., Gibbs, J. C., Robbins, M., & Langdon, P. E. (2024). The EQUIP Program for high-risk adolescents: Serving residential and community agencies. Champaign, IL: Research Press.
- Berkowitz, M. W., Gibbs, J. C., & DiBiasi, A.-M. (2023). A character education perspective on preventing youth violence. In K. Heide (Ed.), International handbook of juvenile homicide (pp. 703-717). Abington, UK: Taylor & Francis.
- Brugman, D., & Gibbs, J. C. (2023). Is moral judgment maturity merely the opposite of self-serving cognitive distortions or moral disengagement? European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 20, 709-729.
- Gibbs, J. C. (2022). Moral-cognitive delay and distortions. In C. Garofalo & J. J. Sistema (Eds.), Clinical Forensic Psychology: Development, psychopathology, and treatment (pp. 67-86). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Brugman, D., Beerthuizen, M. G. C. J., Helmond, P., Basinger, K. S., & Gibbs, J. C. (2022). Assessing moral judgment maturity using the Sociomoral Reflection Measure—Short Form. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 1-11.
- Gibbs, J. C. (2021). Gender differences in moral judgment and behavior. In A. Brunstein (Ed.), Oxford research encyclopedia of psychology (pp. 1-12). New York: Oxford University Press.
- Patrick, R. B., Rote, W. M., Gibbs, J. C., & Basinger, K. S. (2019). Defend, stand by, or join in? The relative influence of moral identity, moral judgment, and social self-efficacy on adolescents' bystander behaviors in bullying situations. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 48:2051-2064.
- Gibbs, J. C., Basinger, K. S., Grime, R. L., & Lee, D. (2019). Moral judgment maturity: From clinical to standard measures. In S. J. Lopez & M.W. Gallagher (Eds.) Handbook of positive psychological assesment (2nd ed., pp. 333-346). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
- Gibbs, J. C. (2019). Moral development & reality: Beyond the theories of Kohlberg, Hoffman, and Haidt. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Patrick, R. B., Bodine, A. J., Gibbs, J. C. & Basinger, K. S. (2018). What accounts for prosocial behavior? Roles of moral identity, moral judgment, and self-efficacy. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 179, 231-245.
- Gibbs, J.C. (2017). Tucker, Stevenson, Weiss, and life: Renditions of the transcendent view from past-life memories. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 35, 133-165.
- Potter, G. B., Gibbs, J .C., Robbins, M., & Langdon, P. E. (2015). A comprehensive cognitive behaviorial program for offenders: Responsible Adult Culture. Dordrecht: Springer.
- Gibbs, J. C., Potter, G. B., & DiBiase, A.-M. (2013). Sociomoral development for behaviorally at-risk youth: Mac's group meeting. In C. Proctor and A. Linley (eds.), Positive psychology: Research, applications, and interventions for children and adolescents (pp 225-245). Dordecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
- DiBiase, A.-M., Gibbs, J. C., Potter, G. B., & Blount, M (2012). Teaching adolescents to think and act responsibly: The EQUIP approach (2nd ed.). Champaign, IL: Research Press.
- Patrick, R. B., & Gibbs, J. C. (2012). Inductive discipline, parental expression of disappointed expectations, and moral identity in adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 41 973-983.
- Plante, N., Daigle, M. S., Gaumont, C., Charbonneau, L., Gibbs, J. C., & Barriga, A. (2012). Validation of the "How I Think" Questionnaire in a population of French-speaking adolescents with externalizing behaviors Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 30, 196-210.
- Chabrol, H., van Leeuwen, N., Rodgers, R. F., & Gibbs, J. C. (2011). Relations between self-serving cognitive distortions, pyschopathic traits, and antisocial behavior in a non-clinical sample of adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 887-892.
- Van Vugt, E. S., Gibbs, J. C., Stams, G. J. J., Bijleveld, C., Hendriks, J., & van der Laan, P. H. (2011). Moral development and recidivism: A meta-analysis. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 55, 1234-1250.
- Glick, B., & Gibbs, J. C. (2011). Aggression replacement training (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Research Press.
- Devlin, R.S., & Gibbs, J. C. (2010) Responsible Adult Culture (RAC): Cognitive and behavioral changes at a community-based correctional facility. Journal of Research in Character Education, 8, 1-20
- Gibbs, J. C., Moshman, D., Berkowitz, M. W., Basinger, K. S., & Grime, R. L. (2009). Taking development seriously. Journal of Moral Education, 38, 271-282.
- 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.