title: Construction of a scale for measuring development of moral judgement.
abstract: The present research is a part of a study done to develop an objective measure of the development of moral judgement according to Kohlberg's theoretical construct. The Padua Scale of Moral Judgement and the relationship between empirical data and theory are presented. The scale was constructed from responses to the Sociomoral Reflection Measure-Short Form derived from Kohlberg's Moral Judgement Interview. Reliability and validity of the new scale as well as group age and sex differences were examined.
authors.affiliation: University of Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna Laura
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Comunian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003657:Decision Making; D026689:Ethical Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009014:Morals; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D035481:Retrospective Moral Judgment; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires