The Structure and Measurement of the Moral Elevation

Abstract

The present study aims to explore the psychological structure of moral elevation in Chinese background. Based on analysis of the related theories and the previous researches on moral elevation, we constructed a theoretical model of moral elevation structure, and then compiled moral elevation items based on open interviews and experts’ revise. The sample 1 (283 college students) and the sample 2 (220 college students) were surveyed to examine the validity and reliability of the scale, by the exploratory and confirmatory analysis. The findings showed that: 1) the psychological structure of moral elevation includes four factors: emotion and outpouring, cognition for own, cognition for others, behavior intention; 2) the self-made Chinese version of moral elevation scale for university students has good reliability, validity and applicability.