Abstract:

The aim of this study is to adapt the perception scale for moral values in the digital environment developed by Özgen et al. (2020) for middle school students for adults. The study group of the research consisted of 506 adults aged 18+. Data were collected in two stages. First, data were obtained from 30 adult individuals for pilot application; in the second stage, data were obtained from 476 adult individuals for confirmatory factor analysis. As a result of the analyses, the original factor structure of the scale consisting of three factors and 17 items was preserved, and except for 3 items, the items were included in the same factors. The findings obtained with CFA showed that the fit indices were adequate. As a result of the reliability and item analyses of the adapted scale, the cronbach alpha coefficient for reliability was calculated as .831 for CFA, the item-total correlation analyzed for the level of serving the purpose of the items and the 27% upper group and 27% lower group for the discrimination of the items were calculated and the difference between them was examined. As a result of the analyzes, it was concluded that the adapted scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool for measuring adults' perceptions of moral values in the digital environment.

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