Abstract
This study explored the development of the Kindness Scale of 25 items chosen to be related to four developmental stages. The construct of kindness was defined in terms of Kohlberg's developmental stages of moral judgment. Data were collected from 191 male and 216 female subjects 13 to 60 years of age. The scale evidenced acceptable test-retest reliability and internal consistency and construct-related validity. For example, there was acceptable construct validity with the hypothesized four stages and high internal consistency for responses to the subscale for each stage. There were differences in scores between males and females in early adolescence, which disappeared by late adolescence. The Kohlbergian stages were identified and assessed on the scale which allows study of affective cognitive development.
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