Testing the Consistency of the Moral Growth Mindset Measure Across People With Different Political Perspectives

Abstract: Although the Moral Growth Mindset (MGM) Measure was tested and validated in general, whether it measures MGM consistently across people with different political perspectives associated moral foundations, has not been tested. We examined measurement invariance (MI) differential item functioning (DIF) affiliations to test functioned consistently. also relationship between MGM, affiliation t-tests regression analyses. The findings reported that first, at level, strictest MI achieved, so structure consistent groups. Second, no showed significant DIF, biased level. Third, analyses its foundations were significantly affiliation.