Steen, S. orcid.org/0000-0002-6712-2761, Law, G.U. and Jones, C. (2024) The internal consistency of the moral injury event scale. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. ISSN 1015-5759
Abstract
The Moral Injury Event Scale (MIES) is a tool for measuring exposure to potentially morally injurious event(s) and distress. Although it reported acceptable psychometric properties in its initial development studies, it has since been used in multiple contexts and populations without assessment of its changing properties. A reliability generalization of the MIES and its Sub-Scales was therefore undertaken. A systematic search of electronic databases (PsychINFO; PTSD Pubs; MEDLINE; Scopus; Web of Science) identified 42 studies reporting internal consistencies (Cronbach’s α) up to April 2022. Unfortunately, few studies reported any other form of reliability or validity metric (e.g., test-retest, inter-rater reliability). A random effects model with a Bayesian analytic framework and the DerSimonian-Laird (1986) estimate was used. The review found the MIES to be an internally consistent tool based on α estimates at both Full-scale (α = .88; 95% CI [.87–.89]) and Sub-scales (α = .82–.92; 95% CI [.79–.93]). The review uncovered high heterogeneity and inconsistencies in its administration and modification although figures generally remained above acceptable levels (α ≥ .70). Based on the review, the MIES represents an internally reliably tool for measuring potentially morally injurious events and distress at both Full and Sub-Scales according to pooled Cronbach’s α estimates.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 Hogrefe Publishing. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in European Journal of Psychological Assessment. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | moral injury; potentially morally injurious event; meta-analysis; psychometrics; internal consistency |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Jan 2025 12:25 |
Last Modified: | 20 Jan 2025 12:59 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Hogrefe Publishing Group |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1027/1015-5759/a000824 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:221681 |