Translation and validation of the Moral Foundations Vignettes (MFVs) for the Portuguese language in a Brazilian sample

Author(s)

Marques, Lucas Murrins ^{[1, 2]} ; Clifford, Scott ^{[3, 4]} ; Iyengar, Vijeth ^{[4, 5]} ; Bonato, Graziela Vieira ^{[1, 2]} ; Cabral, Patricia Moraes ^{[1, 2]} ; dos Santos, Rafaela Barreto ^{[1, 2]} ; Cabeza, Roberto ^[6] ; Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter ^{[6, 7, 8, 9]} ; Boggio, Paulo Sergio ^{[1, 2]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Prebiteriana Mackenzie, Ctr Hlth & Biol Sci, Social & Cognit Neurosci Lab, Rua Piaui, 181, 10 Andar, BR-01241001 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Prebiteriana Mackenzie, Ctr Hlth & Biol Sci, Dev Disorders Program, Rua Piaui, 181, 10 Andar, BR-01241001 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Houston, Dept Polit Sci, Houston, TX - USA

^[4] US Dept HHS, Adm Community Living Adm Aging, Washington, DC 20201 - USA

^[5] Duke Univ, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Durham, NC 27706 - USA

^[6] Duke Univ, Ctr Cognit Neurosci, Durham, NC 27706 - USA

^[7] Duke Univ, Dept Philosophy, Durham, NC 27706 - USA

^[8] Duke Univ, Kenan Inst Eth, Durham, NC 27706 - USA

^[9] Duke Univ, Duke Inst Brain Sci, Durham, NC 27706 - USA

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING; v. 15, n. 1, p. 149-158, JAN 2020.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

The Moral Foundations Vignettes (MFVs) - a recently developed set of brief scenarios depicting violations of various moral foundations - enables investigators to directly examine differences in moral judgments about different topics. In the present study, we adapt the MFV instrument for use in the Portuguese language. To this end, the following steps were performed: 1) Translation of the MFV instrument from English to Portuguese language in Brazil; 2) Synthesis of translated versions; 3) Evaluation of the synthesis by expert judges; 4) Evaluation of the MFV instrument by university students from Sao Paulo City; 5) Back translation; and lastly, 6) Validation study, which used a sample of 494 (385f) university students from Sao Paulo city and a set of 68 vignettes, subdivided into seven factors. Exploratory analyses show that the relationships between the moral foundations and political ideology are similar to those found in previous studies, but the severity of moral judgment on individualizing foundations tended to be significantly higher in the Sao Paulo sample, compared to a sample from the USA. Overall, the present study provides a Portuguese version of the MFV that performs similarly to the original English version, enabling a broader examination of how the moral foundations operate. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/11186-9 - Effects of emotional regulation on moral judgment
• Grantee: Rafaela Barreto dos Santos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• FAPESP's process: 17/11130-3 - The development of bodily maps of basic and complex emotions, and their relationship with the moral judgement development
• Grantee: Patrícia Moraes Cabral
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• FAPESP's process: 17/06136-2 - In search of moral fellings: from the development of basic emotions to the role of complex moral emotions on the judgement process
• Grantee: Lucas Murrins Marques
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 17/11131-0 - The effects of the basic emotion of disgust on the moral judgement relative to refugees
• Grantee: Graziela Bonato Vieira
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation