روان شناسی و دين

Considering the importance of ethics in Islam and the close relationship between religion and ethics, one of the most important educational issues in Islamic society is the cultivation of moral intelligence. In Iran, there is no instrument to measure this concept for children. With the aim of developing a localized instrument, this research investigated the validity and reliability of the "Ethical Intelligence Scale" for Iranian 3- to 7-year-old children. 387 boys and girls aged 3 to 7 living in 22 districts of Tehran were selected by "simple random cluster sampling" method. The theoretical framework of this "survey" research is based on the ideas of Burba's (2005) model. To check the validity of this scale, construct validity and factor validity were used, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used for measuring the reliability of the instrument. Findings show that by removing or changing some items in the primary factors, this scale is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring moral intelligence in children of Tehran city with regard to socio-cognitive changes in the Iranian society.