Moral identity test (MIT) for children: reliability and validity

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.

Moral identity; School children; Test development

Item	Corrected item-total correlation
Item 1	.51
Item 2	.60
Item 3	.58
Item 4	.74
Item 5	.45
Item 6	.48
Item 7	.69
Item 8	.38
Item 9	.64
Item 10	.65
Item 11	.79

Item	Factor loadings	M	SD	Alpha if item deleted
Item 2	.634	2.27	.91	.93
Item 4	.839	2,26	.90	.92
Item 7	.820	2,27	.93	.92
Item 9	.728	2,27	.87	.92
Item 11	.871	2,26	.91	.91
Item 12	.705	2,21	.92	.93
Item 13	.882	2,24	.83	.91
Item 15	.794	2,22	.88	.92
Item 17	.835	2,56	.70	.92
Item 18	.726	2,14	.82	.92

Measurements	N	r	p
The TYEIS	116	.46*	.00**
The MIT	116	.46*	.00**

Item	a	b ₁	b ₂
Item 2	1.87	− 1.46	− 1.26
Item 4	4.80	− 1.18	− 1.13
Item 7	4.43	− 1.27	−.87
Item 9	2.24	− 1.64	− 1.02
Item 11	4.72	− 1.38	− 1.09
Item 12	2.53	− 1.28	−.66
Item 13	5.98	− 1.32	− 1.07
Item 15	2.90	− 1.61	− 1.54
Item 17	4.00	− 1.37	− 1.20
Item 18	2.35	− 1.57	− 1.32

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