Research Interests

Dr. Midgette’s research investigates the origins and social processes that support individuals in developing an understanding of justice and learning how to care for others in an inequitable and unjust world. Her work addresses two key questions: How do we come to care about each other and about justice within the family? How do we become just in the face of inequality?

To investigate these questions, Dr. Midgette employs a mixed methodology that places the experiential reality of children and their families at the forefront. The long-term goal of her work is to characterize how cultural, societal, and family practice influence individual moral development, with the ultimate aim of supporting the creation of interventions that contribute to individuals’ development into more caring and just individuals.

Recent Publications

Midgette, A., & Mulvey, K.L. (2022). White American students’ recognition of racial microaggressions in higher education. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. https:doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000391

Midgette, A., Coffman, J., & Hussong, A. (2022). What parents and children say when talking about children’s gratitude: A thematic analysis. Journal of Child and Family Studies. First Published Online. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02222-9

McConnon, A., Midgette, A., & Conry-Murray, C. (2021). Mother like mothers and work like fathers: U.S. heterosexual college students’ assumptions about who should meet childcare and housework demands. Sex Roles. First Published Online. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-021-01252-3

Midgette, A., & D’Andrea, D.(2021). American heterosexual emerging adults’ reasoning about the fairness of household labor. Cognitive Development, 59, 101052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2021.101052

Midgette, A., & Mulvey, K.L. (2021). Unpacking young adults’ experiences of race- and gender-based microaggressions. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 38(4) 1350-1370. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407521988947

Liu, J., & Midgette, A. (2020). Chinese youth’s reported social and moral transgressions and strategies for self-correction. Journal of Adolescent Research. First Published Online. https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558420979124

Midgette, A. (2020). Chinese and South Korean families’ conceptualizations of a fair household labor distribution. Journal of Marriage and Family, 82(4), 1358-1377. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12673

Midgette, A. (2020). Chinese and South Korean children’s moral reasoning regarding the fairness of a gendered household labor distribution. Developmental Psychology, 56(1), 91–102. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000854

Affiliated Research Cluster

Diversity Science. Justice within the family; justice in the face of inequality; cultural, societal, and family practices that influence moral development.