This study presents the Italian adaptation of the Measure of Moral Orientation, second revision (MMO-2). Based on Carol Gilligan’s theory of the Ethics of Care, the MMO-2 was designed to measure two complementary moral stances, namely, Care and Justice. For this study, questionnaire responses from 683 university students were assessed against an Italian-adapted MMO-2 scale. Data were analyzed through exploratory structural equation modeling first as separate scenarios and then as a single model. The final model comprises 4 intercorrelated pairs of latent variables and shows highly satisfactory goodness of fit indices with moderate construct validity and reliability. Strengths, limitations, and directions for the future developments of the MMO-2 are discussed.

Measuring Care and Justice Moral Orientation: Italian Adaptation and Revision of the MMO-2 Scale / DI MARTINO, Salvatore; DI NAPOLI, Immacolata; Esposito, Ciro; Arcidiacono, Caterina. - In: ETHICS & BEHAVIOR. - ISSN 1050-8422. - 29:5(2019), pp. 405-422. [10.1080/10508422.2018.1545582]

Measuring Care and Justice Moral Orientation: Italian Adaptation and Revision of the MMO-2 Scale.

Di Martino Salvatore;Di Napoli Immacolata;Esposito Ciro;Arcidiacono Caterina
2019

Abstract

This study presents the Italian adaptation of the Measure of Moral Orientation, second revision (MMO-2). Based on Carol Gilligan’s theory of the Ethics of Care, the MMO-2 was designed to measure two complementary moral stances, namely, Care and Justice. For this study, questionnaire responses from 683 university students were assessed against an Italian-adapted MMO-2 scale. Data were analyzed through exploratory structural equation modeling first as separate scenarios and then as a single model. The final model comprises 4 intercorrelated pairs of latent variables and shows highly satisfactory goodness of fit indices with moderate construct validity and reliability. Strengths, limitations, and directions for the future developments of the MMO-2 are discussed.
2019
Measuring Care and Justice Moral Orientation: Italian Adaptation and Revision of the MMO-2 Scale / DI MARTINO, Salvatore; DI NAPOLI, Immacolata; Esposito, Ciro; Arcidiacono, Caterina. - In: ETHICS & BEHAVIOR. - ISSN 1050-8422. - 29:5(2019), pp. 405-422. [10.1080/10508422.2018.1545582]
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