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This study investigates whether moral foundations influence partisans' judgments of political scandals based on party affiliation.

June 13, 2026Open Access

IS THERE A SHARED SENSE OF MORALITY? MFT as a Moderating Factor to Partisanship in Political Scandal Perception

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This study investigates whether moral foundations influence partisans' judgments of political scandals based on party affiliation.
Original survey data collected from undergraduate respondents at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Quantitative analysis utilizing experimental vignettes to assess responses to hypothetical in-party scandals.
Examination of how specific moral foundations affect perceptions of misconduct among Democrats and Republicans.
Democratic respondents exhibited a moderation effect of moral values on their judgments of in-party scandals.
Ambiguity was observed regarding the effectiveness of moral foundations in moderating Republican respondents' judgments.
Overall, the responses illustrated a partisan divide in moral evaluation, influenced by the type of moral violation.

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Randomized trial examines moral foundations' impact on scandal judgment in undergraduates, suggesting differing effects by party affiliation.

Lindsey Butler (2026) studied this question.

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Randomized trial examines moral foundations' impact on scandal judgment in undergraduates, suggesting differing effects by party affiliation.