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Psychometric Properties of the Moral Disengagement through Technologies Questionnaire (MDTech-Q) in a Sample of Chilean University Students

Primer Autor	Salvo-Garrido, Sonia
Co-autores	Polanco-Levican, Karina
Título	Psychometric Properties of the Moral Disengagement through Technologies Questionnaire (MDTech-Q) in a Sample of Chilean University Students
Editorial	MDPI
Revista	HEALTHCARE
Lenguaje	en
Resumen	In the virtual environment, hostile and aggressive comments that could negatively affect university students who often use different digital platforms are frequently observed, more than other age groups who have little or no supervision. In this sense, moral disengagement (MD) has been linked to different negative behaviors that manifest in physical interactions and which currently take place on the Internet, creating the need for instruments that specifically address MD online. The aim of this study is to adapt and validate the Moral Disengagement through Technologies Questionnaire (MDTech-Q) with Chilean university students. The sample comprised 527 university students (43.14% men, 56.86% women), with an average age of 22.09 years (SD (Standard Deviation) = 3.59) enrolled in 12 universities. First, a linguistic adaptation of the scale took place, and the surveys were applied considering ethical principles. Then, two confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were performed, which considered four correlated factors, and provided satisfactory indices, agreeing with the original theoretical proposal, and demonstrating suitable reliability by internal consistency. In relation to the analyses of invariance according to sex and social media use, the MDTech-Q is stable up to scalar invariance. This study provides evidence of the psychometric quality of the MDTech-Q for its use on Chilean university students.
Fecha Publicación	2023
Tipo de Recurso	artículo original
doi	10.3390/healthcare11081097
Formato Recurso	PDF
Palabras Claves	moral disengagement Internet social networks university students measurement
Ubicación del archivo	http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11081097
Categoría OCDE	Ciencias y servicios de atención médica
Materias	desvinculación moral Internet redes sociales Estudiantes universitarios medición
Identificador del recurso (Mandatado-único)	artículo original
Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único)	versión publicada
License	CC BY 4.0
Condición de la licencia (Recomendado-repetible)	CC BY 4.0
Derechos de acceso	acceso abierto
Access Rights	acceso abierto
Id de Web of Science	WOS:000984035600001
Tipo de ruta	verde# dorado
Categoría WOS	Ciencias y servicios de atención médica
Referencia del Financiador (Mandatado si es aplicable-repetible)	ANID-BECAS 2020-21200712 ANID AFB220001 ANID BECAS 2020-21200712