Validity study using factor analyses on the Defining Issues Test-2 in undergraduate populations.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Defining Issues Test (DIT) aimed to measure one's moral judgment development in terms of moral reasoning. The Neo-Kohlbergian approach, which is an elaboration of Kohlbergian theory, focuses on the continuous development of postconventional moral reasoning, which constitutes the theoretical basis of the DIT. However, very few studies have directly tested the internal structure of the DIT, which would indicate its construct validity.

Objectives

Using the DIT-2, a later revision of the DIT, we examined whether a bi-factor model or 3-factor CFA model showed a better model fit. The Neo-Kohlbergian theory of moral judgment development, which constitutes the theoretical basis for the DIT-2, proposes that moral judgment development occurs continuously and that it c

SUBMITTER: Choi YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7458316 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature