If MFT is right, then the individualizing foundations should predict moral conviction for liberals (more than conservatives) and the binding foundations should predict moral conviction for cons (more than libs). How did MFT do? Not terrible.. but not great. (6/11) - ThreadSky

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icedteas.bsky.social • 381 days ago

If MFT is right, then the individualizing foundations should predict moral conviction for liberals (more than conservatives) and the binding foundations should predict moral conviction for cons (more than libs).

How did MFT do? Not terrible.. but not great.

(6/11)

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icedteas.bsky.social•381 days ago

Most foundations predicted moral conviction most of the time, but their interaction with political orientation was a mess—We found some political differences in which foundations predicted moral conviction, but they were inconsistent and didn't always align with MFT.

(7/11)

icedteas.bsky.social•381 days ago

Interestingly, the authority foundation consistently predicted *weaker* moral conviction, meaning that the more people saw authority as relevant, the less they saw their attitudes as rooted in morality. That is, authority may be more of a *conventional* than moral value.

(8/11)

icedteas.bsky.social•381 days ago

Political differences were clearer when we asked moral foundation endorsement in the abstract (i.e., how relevant is harm to morality *in general* vs. how relevant is harm to abortion), but were mostly about harm for liberals and liberty for conservatives.

(9/11)

icedteas.bsky.social•381 days ago

All in all, moral foundations may be better at predicting attitude positions than *moral* stances on issues, and their relationship with political orientation is still murky, but please check out the paper to dive in more! https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/01461672231224992

(10/11)

icedteas.bsky.social•381 days ago

Lastly, thanks so much to my coauthors:
@brittanyehanson.bsky.social
@alleal.bsky.social Lindsay Novak, and @lindaskitka.bsky.social! We did the thing!

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