Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Internal Consistency of the Civic Moral Disengagement Scale-Farsi Version among University Students

The present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the Civic Moral Disengagement Scale (CMDS, 2009) among a group of Iranian students. In this correlational study, 364 students (192 male and 172 female) were selected from the undergraduate students of Shahid Beheshti University using available sampling method who responded to the Civic Moral Disengagement Scale-Farsi Version. To determine the internal validity and internal consistency of the scale, the confirmatory factor analysis and cronbach alpha formula were used respectively. The results of confirmatory factor analysis based AMOS software showed that multi-factor structure of Civic Moral Disengagement Scale-Farsi Version consisted of moral justification, euphemistic language, advantageous comparison, displacement of responsibility, diffusion of responsibility, distorting consequences, attribution of blame and dehumanization had good fit with data. Internal consistency for the moral justification, euphemistic language, advantageous comparison, displacement of responsibility, diffusion of responsibility, distorting consequences, attribution of blame and dehumanization was 0/88, 0/82 and 0/79 respectively. In sum, these findings provide evidence for the validity and reliability of the Civic Moral Disengagement Scale-Farsi Version as an instrument to measure the “Civic Moral Disengagement” among Iranian university students.