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Development and Validation of a Deontic Justice Scale
Author(s) -
BEUGRÉ CONSTANT D.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00935.x
Subject(s) - deontic logic , outrage , construct (python library) , psychology , moral obligation , obligation , scale (ratio) , social psychology , construct validity , economic justice , accountability , epistemology , psychometrics , developmental psychology , law , political science , computer science , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , politics , programming language
This paper describes the development and validation of a deontic justice scale (DJS). Study 1 ( n = 124) was conducted to test the initial 36‐item version of the scale. It resulted in the reduction of the initial scale to 18 items, including 3 dimensions: moral obligation (8 items), moral accountability (6 items), and moral outrage (4 items). Study 2 ( n = 101) was conducted to examine the construct validity and confirm the factor structure of the DJS. Findings from both studies showed evidence of the scale's construct validity. They also showed that deontic justice is a multidimensional construct encompassing moral obligation, moral accountability, and moral outrage. The scale's implications for use as an adequate research instrument are discussed.