Moral competence of dental students: an explanatory mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The present study aimed to investigate the level of four components of moral skills, including moral sensitivity, moral reasoning, moral motivation, and moral courage, among dental students and explore the factors affecting their engagement in moral behavior.

Method

This is an explanatory mixed-method study conducted in two quantitative and qualitative phases. Participants included undergraduate students in clerkship courses in Dentistry schools (n = 180). In the quantitative phase, the moral skills of students were assessed by a 40-question Moral Skill Inventory. The data were summarized using mean, standard deviation, and frequency (percentage), one sample t-test, independent t-test, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The students' experiences were explored thro

SUBMITTER: Mosavi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11760733 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature