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: Received: 5 February 2024 / Approved: 7 February 2024 / Online: 7 February 2024 (17:35:44 CET)
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Santalla-Banderali, Z.; M. Alvarado, J.; Malavé, J. Multidimensional Ethics Scale-30 Revisited: Spanish Adaptation and Development of a Short One-Dimensional Version. Preprints2024, 2024020455. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0455.v1
Santalla-Banderali, Z.; M. Alvarado, J.; Malavé, J. Multidimensional Ethics Scale-30 Revisited: Spanish Adaptation and Development of a Short One-Dimensional Version. Preprints 2024, 2024020455. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0455.v1
Santalla-Banderali, Z.; M. Alvarado, J.; Malavé, J. Multidimensional Ethics Scale-30 Revisited: Spanish Adaptation and Development of a Short One-Dimensional Version. Preprints2024, 2024020455. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0455.v1
APA Style
Santalla-Banderali, Z., M. Alvarado, J., & Malavé, J. (2024). Multidimensional Ethics Scale-30 Revisited: Spanish Adaptation and Development of a Short One-Dimensional Version. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0455.v1
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Santalla-Banderali, Z., Jesús M. Alvarado and José Malavé. 2024 "Multidimensional Ethics Scale-30 Revisited: Spanish Adaptation and Development of a Short One-Dimensional Version" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0455.v1
Abstract
The objective of this research was to create a Spanish-adapted version of the 30-item Multidimensional Ethics Scale (MES-30), analyze its structural validity, and create a short, valid, and culturally-adapted version. A total of 594 employees from organizations operating in different industries, primarily located in Ecuador, participated in this study. The comparison of different models using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) showed that the bifactor model proved better fit in all scenarios. The high common variance explained by the general factor (> 80%) and the high values of ωh (> .90) led to the conclusion that the explanatory model of the adapted MES-30 is essentially one-dimensional. In order to obtain a more valid and reliable measurement of the substantive common factor, a short version (Spanish MES-15) has been proposed, which contains items from all philosophical approaches and three non-redundant scenarios. The one-dimensional model for the Spanish MES-15 showed excellent goodness of fit in all scenarios. Regarding the metric equivalence between the original instrument (adapted MES-30) and the short one, the correlation between both measurements was greater than .90, the correlation of the short version with the social desirability scale was lower, and both instruments similarly predicted the intention of executing the actions described in the scenarios, the probability of executing the actions attributed to peers and supervisors, and the general ethical evaluation of those actions.
Keywords
Multidimensional Ethics Scale; MES; Spanish short version of MES; construct validity; ethical judgment/evaluation
Subject
Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences
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