Kosteletos George, Zioga Ioanna, Protopapadakis Evangelos D, Panayiotou Andrie G, Kontoangelos Konstantinos, Papageorgiou Charalabos
University Mental Health, Neurosciences and Precision Medicine Research Institute "COSTAS STEFANIS" (UMHRI), Athens, Greece.
Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Heliyon. 2023 Jul 17;9(7):e18386. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18386. eCollection 2023 Jul.
The Consequentialist Scale (Robinson, 2012) [89] assesses the endorsement of consequentialist and deontological moral beliefs. This study empirically investigated the application of the Greek translation of the Consequentialist Scale in a sample of native Greek speakers. Specifically, 415 native Greek speakers completed the questionnaire. To uncover the underlying structure of the 10 items in the Consequentialist Scale, an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was conducted. The results revealed a three-factor solution, where the deontology factor exhibited the same structure as the original work by Robinson (2012) [89], while the original consequentialism factor split into two separate factors. Significant Pearson's correlations were observed between age and responses to the Consequentialist Scale. Separate EFAs were conducted for two age groups based on a medial split: younger (36 years old or less) and older (more than 36 years old). Interestingly, the younger group exhibited a two-factor solution with the same structure as the original work, while the older group showed a three-factor solution. A hierarchical k-means cluster analysis revealed that the cluster of participants who scored higher in deontology compared to consequentialism primarily consisted of older participants, whereas the two other clusters comprised of younger participants exhibited the reverse pattern. Neither gender nor previous experience with philosophy significantly affected scores on the Consequentialist Scale. Overall, our study provides evidence that the Consequentialist Scale is suitable for use in the Greek population.
结果主义量表（罗宾逊，2012年）[89]评估对结果主义和道义论道德信念的认同程度。本研究对以希腊语为母语的样本进行了结果主义量表希腊语翻译版本的实证研究。具体而言，415名以希腊语为母语的人完成了问卷调查。为了揭示结果主义量表中10个条目的潜在结构，进行了探索性因素分析（EFA）。结果显示为三因素解决方案，其中道义论因素呈现出与罗宾逊（2012年）[89]的原著相同的结构，而原来的结果主义因素则分为两个独立因素。在年龄与结果主义量表的回答之间观察到显著的皮尔逊相关性。根据中位数划分，对两个年龄组进行了单独的探索性因素分析：较年轻组（36岁及以下）和较年长组（超过36岁）。有趣的是，较年轻组呈现出与原著相同结构的两因素解决方案，而较年长组则呈现出三因素解决方案。分层k均值聚类分析表明，在道义论得分高于结果主义的参与者群体主要由年长参与者组成，而另外两个由年轻参与者组成的群体则呈现相反模式。性别和以前的哲学学习经历均未对结果主义量表的得分产生显著影响。总体而言，我们的研究提供了证据表明结果主义量表适用于希腊人群。
