Moral identity test (MIT) for children: reliability and validity.
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SUBMITTER: Coskun K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6967304 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
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Moral identity test (MIT) for children: reliability and validity.
Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS 20190228 1
<h4>Background</h4>The purpose of the present study is to develop the Moral Identity Test (MIT) which measures the moral identity of primary school children.<h4>Methods</h4>The present study was designed as survey research and 516 primary school children were included in the sample. Data were analysed with corrected item-total correlation, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), internal consistency analysis, convergent validity analysis, and item response theory (IRT).<h4>Results</h4>As a result of ...[more]
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