Abstract This research developed the first measure of the need for moral cognition, or the tendency to seek out, talk about, reflect on, or otherwise engage with ethical or moral issues. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was conducted on transcripts from interviews with members of the target population and focus groups with content experts. Pilot items were administered to a large online sample; 2 latent factors were identified. Scores were assessed for test–retest reliability, and convergent-, discriminant-, and criterion-validity. Collectively, these studies demonstrate that the Need for Moral Cognition scale is a valid and reliable measure suitable for use in psychological research.

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道德认知需求的新衡量标准

摘要 这项研究开发了道德认知需求的第一个衡量标准，或寻求、谈论、反思或以其他方式参与伦理或道德问题的倾向。解释性现象学分析是对目标人群成员和焦点小组成员与内容专家的访谈记录进行的。试点项目被管理到一个大型在线样本；确定了 2 个潜在因素。评估了重测信度和收敛效度、判别效度和标准效度的分数。总的来说，这些研究表明，道德认知需求量表是一种适用于心理学研究的有效且可靠的量表。