Construction and testing of the Moral Development Scale for Professionals (MDSP)

Skisland, Anne Valen-Sendstad; Bjørnestad, John Olav; Söderhamn, Olle

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2011.04.002

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“…This article focuses validity testing of MDSP, developed in the Scandinavian cultural context, with the aim of measuring moral development among adults, who are presumed to have reached the higher levels of moral development 9. MDSP differs a lot from many other similar instruments.…”

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“…Thirty-two items reflecting the 4 stages of moral development at the conventional and postconventional levels, 8 items for each stage, were formulated in a Likert-type format. After different actions to test the appropriateness of the items, an instrument with 12 items was finally chosen to be suitable to have in the instrument 9. These actions were implemented with data from different study groups.…”

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Construct validity of the Moral Development Scale for Professionals (MDSP)

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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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Construct validity of the Moral Development Scale for Professionals (MDSP)

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Skisland³

et al. 2011

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“…The questionnaire consisted of five existing scales (Academic Dishonesty Scale (ADS; McCabe, ), Moral Development Scale for Professionals (MDSP; Skisland, Bjornestad & Soderhamn, ), Academic Dishonesty in the Classroom Setting Scale (Krueger, ), Academic Dishonesty in the Clinical/Practice Education Setting Scale (ADCS; Krueger), and Attitudes Towards Plagiarism Scale (ATPS; Mavrinac, Brumini, Bilic‐Zulle & Petrovecki, )), the data of which two are reported in this study. The questionnaire was trialled with two occupational therapy students and two therapists to seek their feedback prior to finalisation.…”

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“…The questions asked in the ADCS included the following: 'Getting test questions from another student who has taken the examination or quiz at an earlier time' and 'Padding out a bibliography/references that were not actually used'. The scales all have established reliability and validity and also have been used previously in published studies with university students (Krueger, 2014;Skisland et al, 2012).…”

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Descriptive profile of the academic integrity of Australian occupational therapy students

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“…It was not designed specifically for professional contexts [31]. Tests that are developed for profession-specific contexts may result in more appropriate measures of moral reasoning development in professionals [22,24,32]. Thus, Chaar [33] developed the Professional Ethics in Pharmacy test (PEP test, Appendix 1) for community pharmacy in the Australian context.…”

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Moral reasoning among Dutch community pharmacists: testing the applicability of the Australian Professional Ethics in Pharmacy test

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Background Moral reasoning competency is essential in healthcare practice, especially in situations of moral dilemmas when a professional has to choose a morally justifiable action among several suboptimal action options. The Australian Professional Ethics in Pharmacy test (PEP test) measures moral reasoning among pharmacists. In Australia three levels of moral reasoning (schemas) were measured (1) business orientation (2) rules and regulations, and (3) patient rights (i.e. most advanced schema). Objective To test the applicability of the PEP test to pharmacists working in the Netherlands. Setting Dutch community pharmacy. Methods The PEP test consists of 36 statements (items) accompanying 3 moral dilemma scenarios. It was translated into Dutch and completed by 390 pharmacists. Principle component analysis (PCA) was used to investigate construct validity and Cronbach's Alpha was used to indicate internal consistency of the Dutch version of the PEP test. The eligible grouped statements and perceived possible moral reasoning schemas were compared to the Australian findings. Main outcome measure Moral reasoning schemas. Results The PCA analysis resulted in 3 components (i.e. possible moral reasoning schemas) that together accounted 27% variance in the data. The statements that represented the moral reasoning schemas 'business orientation' and 'rules and regulations' were somewhat similar when comparing these with the statements that represented these schemas in the PEP test study. The most advanced moral reasoning schema identified in Dutch pharmacists contained different statements compared to the statements that represented that schema among Australian pharmacists. This schema was labelled 'professional ethics'. Conclusion The PEP test needs further adaptation to the Dutch pharmacy practice context: especially the statements that should reflect the most advanced moral reasoning schema, need more accurate representations of professional pharmacy ethics that guide pharmacists in the Netherlands. Moral reasoning tests for a specific professional setting or country should be developed and adapted by experts who share the same professional values and practice as the respondents.

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Construction and testing of the Moral Development Scale for Professionals (MDSP)

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Construct validity of the Moral Development Scale for Professionals (MDSP)

Construct validity of the Moral Development Scale for Professionals (MDSP)

Descriptive profile of the academic integrity of Australian occupational therapy students

Moral reasoning among Dutch community pharmacists: testing the applicability of the Australian Professional Ethics in Pharmacy test

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