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Measuring moral reasoning using moral dilemmas: evaluating reliability, validity, and differential item functioning of the behavioural defining issues test (bDIT)

Youn-Jeng ChoiEducational Research Program, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9803-2681
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Hyemin HanEducational Psychology Program, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kelsie J. DawsonEducational Psychology Program, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
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Stephen J. ThomaEducational Psychology Program, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1559-9920
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Andrea L. GlennCenter for the Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Pages 622-631 | Received 03 Oct 2018, Accepted 27 Apr 2019, Published online: 02 Jun 2019

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