Abstract
In this study, reliability and validity are assessed for a Turkish culture adaptation of the Collective Moral Disengagement Scale for Adolescents. The study was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, translation, exploratory factor analysis, internal consistency coefficients, and test-retest method were performed; in the second stage, confirmatory factor analysis, and compliance validation study were conducted. In the first stage of the research, a total of 339 adolescents and in the second stage, 283 adolescents participated. At the end of the exploratory factor analysis performed in the first stage of the research, it is observed that the CMDS (Collective Moral Disengagement Scale for Adolescents) explained 35 percent of total variance. The factor loadings of the scale items ranged from 0.41 to 0.76. In addition, the internal consistency coefficient was found as 0.86 and test-retest reliability coefficient as 0.86 at the end of the analysis made for the CMDS's reliability in the first stage. At the end of confirmatory factor analysis made in the second stage, acceptable fit indices were obtained (χ 2 =288.07, df= 90, χ 2 /df= 3.20, RMSEA=0.08, RMR=0.13, SRMR=0.06, GFI=0.89, AGFI=0.85, CFI=0.94, NNFI=0.93). Within the compliance validity of CMDS, correlation coefficients of Bullying Scale and Bullying Sub-scale (0.41) and the Victim Subscale (0.47) were examined. In conclusion, we can say that the Turkish form of 15-item Collective Moral Disengagement Scale for Adolescents is valid and reliable.
Highlights
The concept of moral disengagement has in recent years begun grabbing attention as being among the reasons of aggressive and violent behaviors
Moral disengagement, which is based on Bandura's Social-Cognitive learning and used to explain ways of justifying individuals' immoral behaviors, takes part in research subjects of different disciplines as it is related to antisocial behaviors that are not desired from school age to adulthood [1]
In Turkey, research about the collective moral disengagement has yet to be conducted when we examine the literature in the country
Summary
The concept of moral disengagement has in recent years begun grabbing attention as being among the reasons of aggressive and violent behaviors. Moral disengagement, which is based on Bandura's Social-Cognitive learning and used to explain ways of justifying individuals' immoral behaviors, takes part in research subjects of different disciplines as it is related to antisocial behaviors that are not desired from school age to adulthood [1]. In studies conducted with adolescents, the relations between bullying and aggressive behaviors, and collective moral disengagement were studied. Absences of a scale that will measure collective moral disengagement, prompt awareness about antisocial behaviors in adolescence and preventing them have inspired the adaptation of this scale. As impact of peer and group is important in adolescents’ behaviors, adaptation of moral disengagement scale that enables fast answering and use with other variables has been decided. It is thought that a reliable and valid assessment instrument which provides researchers and field experts with psychometric measurement will be available for studies that will determine the collective moral disengagement level of the adolescents
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