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The development of the Francis Moral Values Scales : a study among 16- to 18-year-old students taking Religious Studies at A level in the UK
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Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2016) The development of the Francis Moral Values Scales : a study among 16- to 18-year-old students taking Religious Studies at A level in the UK. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 37 (3). pp. 347-356. doi:10.1080/13617672.2016.1232568
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2016.1232568
Abstract
This article reports on the development of scales for measuring moral values in three domains: anti-social behaviour, sex and relationships, and substance use. Students studying religion at A level in 25 schools were invited to respond to 32 Likert items that referred to a wide range of moral issues and behaviours, employing a 5-point response scale. In the first study, responses from 652 students were subject to an exploratory factor analysis, which identified three factors that explained 47% of the variance. Three summated scales were produced that had very good internal consistency reliability: the anti-social behaviour scale (seven items, Cronbach’s α = .83), the sex and relationships scale (seven items, α = .84), and the substance use scale (five items, α = .87). In the second study, a repeat survey among the same schools a year later resulted in a second sample of 462 students. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the 19 items identified in the first study could be satisfactorily fitted to a model with the same three latent constructs. These constructs are recommended as a parsimonious way of assessing general moral values among adolescents.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Conduct of life -- Students, Sexual intercourse -- Students, Drug abuse -- Students, High school students -- Attitudes, Psychometrics , Religion | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Beliefs & Values | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1361-7672 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 2016 | ||||||||
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| Date of first compliant deposit: | 3 November 2016 | ||||||||
| Volume: | 37 | ||||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 347-356 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/13617672.2016.1232568 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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