Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Turkish version of moral courage scale for physicians

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dc.contributor.authorYılmaz, Şerife
dc.contributor.authorGüven, Gamze Özbek
dc.contributor.authorİnceoğlu, Feyza
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-19T06:31:58Z
dc.date.available2026-06-19T06:31:58Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAim Physicians, like other healthcare professionals, frequently encounter situations requiring moral courage in their professional lives. However, studies on the moral courage of physicians are limited in the literature. This study aims to evaluate the Turkish adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Moral Courage Scale for Physicians (MCSP) and to contribute to national and international studies on moral courage among physicians. Materials and methods This methodological study involved the adaptation, validation, and reliability assessment of the MCSP in Turkish. The scale’s internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach’s α coefficient, and the total correlation coefficients for the items were calculated. Test-retest reliability was assessed using a two-group design. Results The Turkish version of the MCSP demonstrated high internal consistency, with a Cronbach’s α coefficient of 0.91. The total correlation coefficients for the items ranged from 0.387 to 0.797. A significant positive correlation was found between the test and retest scores of the MCSP (p < 0.05). Conclusion The Turkish version of the MCSP is a valid and reliable tool for assessing moral courage among physicians. © 2025 Yılmaz et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0333598
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.issue10 October
dc.identifier.pmid41166245
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105020480405
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0333598
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/4906
dc.identifier.volume20
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.relation.ispartofPLOS ONE
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20260612
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectCourage
dc.subjectCross-Cultural Comparison
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectMorals
dc.subjectPhysicians
dc.subjectPsychometrics
dc.subjectReproducibility Of Results
dc.subjectSurveys And Questionnaires
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectAdaptation
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectControlled Study
dc.subjectCorrelation Coefficient
dc.subjectCourage
dc.subjectCronbach Alpha Coefficient
dc.subjectCultural Anthropology
dc.subjectDiagnosis
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHealth Care Personnel
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectHuman Experiment
dc.subjectInternal Consistency
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMorality
dc.subjectOpen Access Publishing
dc.subjectPhysician
dc.subjectReliability
dc.subjectReproducibility
dc.subjectTest Retest Reliability
dc.subjectValidity
dc.subjectCultural Factor
dc.subjectEthics
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectPsychometry
dc.subjectQuestionnaire
dc.subjectReproducibility
dc.subjectTurkey (Bird)
dc.subjectValidation Study
dc.titleCross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Turkish version of moral courage scale for physicians
dc.typeArticle

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