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The aim of this study was to investigate the construct validity of the Moral Development Scale for Professionals (MDSP) using structural equation modeling. The instrument is a 12-item self-report instrument, developed in the Scandinavian cultural context and based on Kohlberg’s theory. A hypothesized simplex structure model underlying the MDSP was tested through structural equation modeling. Validity was also tested as the proportion of respondents older than 20 years that reached the highest moral level, which according to the theory should be small. A convenience sample of 339 nursing students with a mean age of 25.3 years participated. Results confirmed the simplex model structure, indicating that MDSP reflects a moral construct empirically organized from low to high. A minority of respondents >20 years of age (13.5%) scored more than 80% on the highest moral level. The findings support the construct validity of the MDSP and the stages and levels in Kohlberg’s theory.

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IntroduksjonSykepleierstudenter sosialiseres inn i ulike roller. Disse rollene bygger på en faglig forankring i sykepleiefag. Det settes krav om at studenten uavhengig av egen interesse skal beherske ulike fagdisipliner. Personlig egnethet blir muligens vurdert, men mest vurderes studentene opp imot generelle og spesifikke akademiske mål. Utenom praktiske ferdigheter og teorikunnskap, blir det i mindre grad

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