The development of the Francis Moral Values Scales: a study among 16- to 18-year-old students taking Religious Studies at A level in the UK
This article reports on the development of scales for measuring moral values in three domains: anti-social behaviour, sex and relationships, and substance use. Students studying religion at A level in 25 schools were invited to respond to 32 Likert items that referred to a wide range of moral issues...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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[2016]
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Journal of beliefs and values
Anno: 2016, Volume: 37, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 347-356 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Großbritannien
/ Adolescenti (16-18 Jahre)
/ Scienze religiose
/ Materia scolastica
/ Valore
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | AH Pedagogia delle religioni KBF Isole Britanniche NCB Etica individuale |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Students
B Religione B Psychometrics B moral values |
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| Riepilogo: | This article reports on the development of scales for measuring moral values in three domains: anti-social behaviour, sex and relationships, and substance use. Students studying religion at A level in 25 schools were invited to respond to 32 Likert items that referred to a wide range of moral issues and behaviours, employing a 5-point response scale. In the first study, responses from 652 students were subject to an exploratory factor analysis, which identified three factors that explained 47% of the variance. Three summated scales were produced that had very good internal consistency reliability: the anti-social behaviour scale (seven items, Cronbach's α = .83), the sex and relationships scale (seven items, α = .84), and the substance use scale (five items, α = .87). In the second study, a repeat survey among the same schools a year later resulted in a second sample of 462 students. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the 19 items identified in the first study could be satisfactorily fitted to a model with the same three latent constructs. These constructs are recommended as a parsimonious way of assessing general moral values among adolescents. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9362 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2016.1232568 |
