Moral Foundations Questionnaire

Abstract

Construct:Moral Foundations, Morality Purpose:The Moral Foundations Questionnaire is a measure of the degree to which individuals endorse each of five intuitive systems posited by Moral Foundations Theory (MFT): Harm/Care, Fairness/Reciprocity, Ingroup/Loyalty, Authority/Respect, and Purity/Sanctity (Haidt & Graham, 2007; Shweder, Much, Mahapatra, & Park, 1997). Administration Method: Electronic Summary: The Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ; Jesse Graham, Brian A. Nosek, Jonathan Haidt, Ravi Iyer, Spassena Koleva, and Peter H. Ditto [2011]) is a reliable and theoretically grounded measurement of a full range of moral concerns. The MFQ was developed on the basis of a theoretical model of 5 universally available (but variably developed) sets of moral intuitions: Harm/Care, Fairness/Reciprocity, Ingroup/Loyalty, Authority/Respect, and Purity/Sanctity. People vary in the extent to which they endorse, value, and use these five foundations, providing an opportunity to better understand moral diversity. The development of the MFQ involved multiple rounds of item analysis using large heterogeneous samples. A major goal of MFT is to expand the range of phenomena studied in moral psychology so that it matches the full range of moral concerns, including those found in non-Western cultures, in religious practices, and among political conservatives.