The moral disengagement in sport scale-short

A scale has recently been developed to measure moral disengagement in sport (Boardley & Kavussanu, 2007 ). It consists of 32 items that measure the eight mechanisms of moral disengagement proposed by Bandura ( 1991 ). In the present study, we aimed to: (a) examine whether a subset of these items...

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Published in:Journal of sports sciences 2008-12, Vol.26 (14), p.1507-1517
Main Authors: Boardley, Ian D., Kavussanu, Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Basketball - physiology
Basketball - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Football - ethics
Football - physiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hockey - physiology
Hockey - psychology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Morality
Morals
Psychological Theory
Reproducibility of Results
scale development
sport
Sports - ethics
Sports - psychology
Vertebrates: body movement. Posture. Locomotion. Flight. Swimming. Physical exercise. Rest. Sports
Young Adult
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Summary:A scale has recently been developed to measure moral disengagement in sport (Boardley & Kavussanu, 2007 ). It consists of 32 items that measure the eight mechanisms of moral disengagement proposed by Bandura ( 1991 ). In the present study, we aimed to: (a) examine whether a subset of these items could form a short version of the scale; (b) provide evidence for the construct validity of the short version; and (c) test its measurement invariance across sex and sport type. A total of 992 football, rugby, hockey, basketball, and netball players from three different samples completed the long version of the scale. Data analyses indicated that the short version of the scale consisted of eight items and had high internal consistency. Construct validity of the scale was evidenced via correlations with sport moral disengagement and prosocial and antisocial behaviour. Multisample confirmatory factor analyses established measurement invariance across sex and partial measurement invariance across four team sports. In conclusion, the short version of the scale is a reliable and valid measure of moral disengagement in sport.
ISSN:0264-0414
1466-447X
DOI:10.1080/02640410802315054