Inspecting the factors of individualizing and binding moral value orientation in the Moral Foundations Questionnaire-2 for validation-a re-analysis of data from pre-service teachers in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Moral foundation theory postulates two higher-order moral value orientations: individualizing and binding. In the measurement instrument of the Moral Foundations Questionnaire-2 (MFQ-2), 36 items cover the dimensions of authority, care, equality, loyalty, proportionality, and purity, which contribute to people's individualizing and binding moral value orientation. So far, less research exists for the validation of the moral value structure in so-called non-WEIRD (western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) countries like Ghana. Thus, the question arises: what is the empirical structure of moral value orientations in Ghana, and is it possible to identify the factors of individualizing and binding moral value orientations in line with the theor

SUBMITTER: Wild S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12689288 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature