Qualification to use Spiral Dynamics on a research paper

[machinegun]

I want to use Spiral Dynamics as a way to back up my research paper. Do I just label people however they want?

[Carl-Richard]

What exactly are you using the model for?

[machinegun]

I want to explain to refute the myth that Greg Heffley in Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a sociopath, and instead explain that he is just stage orange.

[Carl-Richard]

1 hour ago, machinegun said:

I want to explain to refute the myth that Greg Heffley in Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a sociopath, and instead explain that he is just stage orange.

What kind of paper are you writing? Do they expect you to use models from developmental psychology? For instance, I'm currently writing a psychology paper on how cross-cultural studies challenge the field of developmental psychology, and I'm mentioning SD along with many other models, but that is of course directly relevant to the topic.