Measuring morality: Analyzing the factor structure of the moral foundations questionnaire in veterans.
Christopher Graham FordMelissa A SmigelskyJennifer Y YiVictoria M TrimmJennifer H WortmannKeith G MeadorJason A NieuwsmaPublished in: Journal of clinical psychology (2022)
Measuring moral reasoning among veterans may be important in understanding the experience of moral injury. However, the most widely used scale (MFQ) performs poorly among a sample of post-9/11 veterans, indicating that veterans may respond differently to the measure than the general US population. Military culture may uniquely influence veterans' moral reasoning, suggesting the need for military specific measures for this construct.