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shahbakhsh Y, Soltani Arabshahi S K, Bigdeli S, Sohrabi Z, zhianifard A, barry A. Psychometric Evaluation of the Moral Courage Scale for Physicians at Iran University of Medical Sciences. DSME 2025; 12 (4) :353-364
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Yas Shahbakhsh 
, Seyed Kamran Soltani Arabshahi , Shoaleh Bigdeli , Zohreh Sohrabi , Akram Zhianifard , Azizeh Barry
, Seyed Kamran Soltani Arabshahi , Shoaleh Bigdeli , Zohreh Sohrabi , Akram Zhianifard , Azizeh Barry
Center for Educational Research in Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Introduction: Moral courage means having the audacity to act according to ethical principles without regard for adverse consequences. Despite the significance of moral courage in the medical profession, there is a notable lack of empirical studies focused on the content and concept of this topic in patient care and medical education. One of the reasons for the limited research in this area is the absence of an effective and adequate scale to assess moral courage among physicians. Accordingly, our aim was to psychometrically evaluate the Persian translation of the moral courage scale for physicians designed by Martinez et al.
Methods: This study was cross-sectional. The target population consisted of residents and trainees at clinical training centers affiliated with the Iran University of Medical. A sample size of 60 participants was determined, corresponding to five respondents per item of the 12-item scale. In this research, the Moral Courage Scale for Physicians (MCSP) by Martinez et al. was translated into Persian, and its construct validity, test-retest reliability, internal consistency coefficient and content and face validity were evaluated.
Results: Out of ninety-two individuals, 60 responded to the questionnaire. All items were considered appropriate regarding face and content validity. The questionnaire’s reliability, measured by Cronbach’s alpha, was reported to be 0.878. Additionally, its stability was confirmed through a test-retest method. Based on the fit indices achieved by the confirmatory factor analysis, the questionnaire demonstrated adequate construct validity overall.
Discussion: According to the obtained results, the research findings indicate face validity, content validity, construct validity, and internal consistency; therefore, the use of this questionnaire in research is recommended.
Methods: This study was cross-sectional. The target population consisted of residents and trainees at clinical training centers affiliated with the Iran University of Medical. A sample size of 60 participants was determined, corresponding to five respondents per item of the 12-item scale. In this research, the Moral Courage Scale for Physicians (MCSP) by Martinez et al. was translated into Persian, and its construct validity, test-retest reliability, internal consistency coefficient and content and face validity were evaluated.
Results: Out of ninety-two individuals, 60 responded to the questionnaire. All items were considered appropriate regarding face and content validity. The questionnaire’s reliability, measured by Cronbach’s alpha, was reported to be 0.878. Additionally, its stability was confirmed through a test-retest method. Based on the fit indices achieved by the confirmatory factor analysis, the questionnaire demonstrated adequate construct validity overall.
Discussion: According to the obtained results, the research findings indicate face validity, content validity, construct validity, and internal consistency; therefore, the use of this questionnaire in research is recommended.
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Received: 2025/11/13 | Accepted: 2025/11/22 | Published: 2025/12/1
Received: 2025/11/13 | Accepted: 2025/11/22 | Published: 2025/12/1
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