Adaptation Study Of The ‘Moral Emotional Questionnaire’ Into Turkish Ahlaki Duygular Ölçeği'nin Türkçeye Uyarlama Çalışması

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Çandir Kabayel T., ÖĞRETİR ÖZÇELİK A. D.

Milli Egitim, cilt.55, sa.251, ss.1475-1492, 2026 (Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 251
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.37669/milliegitim.1540840
  • Dergi Adı: Milli Egitim
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1475-1492
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: ahlaki duygular, early childhood, erken çocukluk dönemi, geçerlik, güvenirlik, moral emotions, reliability, scale adaptation, validity, ölçek uyarlama
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Moral emotions such as guilt, pride, and shame play an important role in the socio-emotional development of children during early childhood. These emotions regulate children's social behaviors and support their ability to act in accordance with moral standards. This study aimed to adapt the Moral Emotions Scale, which assesses children's behavioral responses related to moral emotions based on parental reports, into Turkish culture. Data obtained from 355 parents were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The CFA results indicated that the three-factor structure (shame, guilt, and pride) demonstrated an acceptable level of model fit (χ²/df = 1.31; RMSEA = .030; CFI = .934; TLI = .923; SRMR = .060). Factor loadings ranged from .30 to .66. AVE values indicate limited convergent validity, and HTMT findings show that discriminant validity is achieved. The internal consistency of the scale was examined using Cronbach's α and McDonald's ω coefficients; it was determined that the shame and guilt subdimensions provided acceptable reliability, and the pride subdimension provided tolerable reliability for research purposes. The findings suggest that the Turkish version of the Moral Emotions Scale can be used to assess children's moral emotions during early childhood through parental reports; however, due to certain psychometric limitations, it should be used with caution in research contexts.