ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Sensitivity to Moral Intensity: Validation of a Moral Intensity Scale

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Industrial/Organizational Psychology

  • Alexander Brunot
    University of Oklahoma
  • Shane Connelly
    University of Oklahoma
  • Brett Torrence
    Cherokee Nation 3-S

Abstract

Moral intensity is a multidimensional construct that was originally defined as a situational variable that has strong influence over issue recognition and ethical decision-making. Using a working adult sample, this study provides validation evidence for a scale measuring moral intensity as an individual sensitivity to ethical situations.

Ethics