Skala Uczuć Moralnych (SUM) – konstrukcja i właściwosci psychometryczne
MORAL FEELINGS SCALE – CONSTRUCTION AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES

Summary/Abstract: The paper reports construction process, validation and psychometric properties of the Moral Feelings Scale (SUM) – new instrument of measuring different moral emotions. It was assumed that the two main classes of situations in which people experience moral emotions are situations where a violation and fulfillment of moral norms takes place. In respect to this, the SUM is comprised of two parts: A and B. Examination using SUM consists of frequency assessment of given feelings experience in situations of transgressing moral norms (Part A) and their observance (Part B). The SUM contains the following subscales: Immature feelings (positive and externalizing emotions), Fear of punishment, Shame, Global guilt, Sense of contrition (specific guilt) in the Part A, and Negative feelings, Hope for a reward, Sense of self-worth, Duty in relation to principles in the Part B. The article presents three studies – samples included 196, 201 and 180 students. Apart from SUM other measures of guilt, shame and related variables were used (e.g. Test of Self Conscious Affect, Tangney, Dearing, 2002). Results of these researches seem to justify conclusion that SUM is a promising instrument with satisfactory psychometric properties (Strus, 2009).

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