Research on whether the five moral foundations identified by the Moral Foundations Theory ade-quately describe the structure of moral concerns in adolescence is in its early stages and has evidenced results in contrast with research on adults. The present study aims to contribute by investigating the structure and the psychometric properties of the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ) in a sample of 925 Italian high school students. Subjects completed the MFQ and other measures expected to be related with moral foundations. A confirmatory factor analysis evidenced support for the 5-factor model, while internal consistency, stability, and validity proved to be satisfactory. Finally, we found no age difference while gender differences emerged in line with the literature. Our study concludes that we can use the five moral foundations to describe moral concerns also in adolescence, and that the MFQ is an adequate measure of adolescents’ endorsement of these foundations.
THE STRUCTURE OF MORAL CONCERNS IN ADOLESCENCE: DIMENSIONALITY AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE MORAL FOUNDATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE IN A SAMPLE OF ITALIAN ADOLESCENTS / De Angelis, G.; Dragone, M.; Affuso, G.; Bacchini, D.. - In: TPM. TESTING, PSYCHOMETRICS, METHODOLOGY IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY. - ISSN 1972-6325. - 30:1(2023), pp. 63-77. [10.4473/TPM30.1.5]
THE STRUCTURE OF MORAL CONCERNS IN ADOLESCENCE: DIMENSIONALITY AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE MORAL FOUNDATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE IN A SAMPLE OF ITALIAN ADOLESCENTS
De Angelis G.;Bacchini D.
2023
Abstract
Research on whether the five moral foundations identified by the Moral Foundations Theory ade-quately describe the structure of moral concerns in adolescence is in its early stages and has evidenced results in contrast with research on adults. The present study aims to contribute by investigating the structure and the psychometric properties of the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ) in a sample of 925 Italian high school students. Subjects completed the MFQ and other measures expected to be related with moral foundations. A confirmatory factor analysis evidenced support for the 5-factor model, while internal consistency, stability, and validity proved to be satisfactory. Finally, we found no age difference while gender differences emerged in line with the literature. Our study concludes that we can use the five moral foundations to describe moral concerns also in adolescence, and that the MFQ is an adequate measure of adolescents’ endorsement of these foundations.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
