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Publication Date: 2022-Mar
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Moral Emotions in Early Childhood: Validation of the Moral Emotions Questionnaire (MEQ)
da Silva, Brenda M. S.; Ketelaar, Lizet; Veiga, Guida; Tsou, Yung-Ting; Rieffe, Carolien
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v46 n2 p157-168 Mar 2022
Moral emotions are experienced in daily life and are crucial for mediating appropriate social behaviors, as they prevent individuals from committing transgressions. In this study, caregivers of 377 children aged between 2.5 and 6.5 years old completed the Moral Emotions Questionnaire (MEQ), a parent report aimed to separately identify the presence of shame, guilt, and pride behaviors in early childhood. To validate this newly developed questionnaire, a confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance were conducted, and internal consistency, and concurrent validity were tested. Outcomes confirmed that the three moral emotions can be individually identified through the MEQ, even at such an early age. The MEQ scales showed acceptable internal consistencies and the associations between the three moral emotions and externalizing behaviors, internalizing behaviors, and social competence were in accordance with previous research, therefore confirming concurrent validity.
Descriptors: Moral Values, Psychological Patterns, Social Behavior, Questionnaires, Child Development, Social Development, Emotional Development, Preschool Children, Construct Validity, Test Reliability, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Interpersonal Competence
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