1- PhD student in Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.
2- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran. , sharifi_ta@yahoo.com
3- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.
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This research aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of the moral intelligence scale of adolescents. The research was a descriptive survey. The statistical population was the first and second high school students of Isfahan province in 2024-2023. Based on the multi-stage cluster sampling method, 400 students were selected in the first stage and 900 students were selected in the second stage of the research. The data were analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, the reliability of the scale using Cronbach's alpha coefficient and its halving coefficient, and its validity using the convergence method and dependent on the criterion with the moral intelligence questionnaire of Abadian and Rabat Milli) MIQAR ((2020). Each of the confirmatory factor analysis indices of the mentioned scale, including RMSEAI, PCFI, TLI, and CFI, had a suitable value. The alpha coefficient and the halving coefficient of the whole scale were also 0.96 and 0.93. The results of exploratory factor analysis led to the extraction of 7 factors (respect, responsibility, conscience, kindness, self-control, honesty, and forgiveness). Factor loadings of all components were higher than 0.4 and statistically significant (P<0.001). Criterion-dependent validity with the ethical H. scale was reported as 0.52 and significant (P<0.001). Due to the favorable state of validity and reliability, the scale of the moral intelligence of adolescents can be used as a valid and useful tool to check and measure the moral intelligence of adolescents.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Psychometric Received: 2024/02/9 | Accepted: 2024/03/3 | ePublished: 2024/07/31