Moral identity test (MIT) for children: reliability and validity
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1Department of Primary Education, Artvin Coruh University, Sehir Kampusu, 08000, Artvin, Turkey. keremcoskun@outlook.com.
Background:
The purpose of the present study is to develop the Moral Identity Test (MIT) which measures the moral identity of primary school children.
Methods:
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).
Results:
As a result of the data analysis, it was found that the MIT consists of one construct with ten items and its internal consistency coefficient is .93.
Conclusions:
It was concluded that the MIT can generate reliable and valid results in measuring the moral identity of primary school children whose ages vary between 7 and 11 years.
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