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 ISSN 1361-7672.

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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
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools
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
Dates:	Date Event 2016 Published 23 September 2016 Available 26 August 2016 Accepted
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
Date of first compliant deposit:	3 November 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access:	23 September 2017

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