The psychometric properties of the Socio-Moral Reflection Measure - Short Form and the Moral Theme Inventory for men with and without intellectual disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1204-1215

  Langdon, Peter E ^a,b   Murphy, Glynis H ^c   Clare, Isabel C H ^d   Palmer, Emma J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b HERTFORDSHIRE PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cognitive development; Developmental disability; Intellectual disability; Learning disability; Moral development; Moral judgement; Moral reasoning; Sociomoral Reasoning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MORAL THEME INVENTORY; MORALITY; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIO MORAL REFLECTION MEASURE SHORT FORM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; CRIME; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77957122894     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.07.025     Document Type: Article

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