Moral Identity Scale: Validity Evidences in the Brazilian Context

Abstract Moral Identity (MI) can be defined as the degree to which the morality is important as a part of a person’s identity. This construct has shown strong relationships with intentions and moral behavior, but has not yet been adapted to Brazil. Thus, the study intended to find evidences of validity of the MI scale to the Brazilian context. Therefore, the MI scale was translated and applied online along with related constructs scales in a sample of 218 people. The results of the factor analysis and reliability showed a two-factor structure (internalization and symbolization) with satisfactory rates for the MI scale. Significant correlations were found with sympathy, moral disengagement and brazilian jeitinho. Therefore, the instrument is constituted as a relevant measure for identifying characteristics related to morality and ethics.