Table 4 T-value, pearson correlation coefficient, factor loadings, ICC, and Macdonald Omega of the Rushton moral resilience scale (RMRS) and sub-scales

Factor 1

Responses to moral adversity

Q1

11.01

0.66^***

0.496^**

0.619

(CI, 95%: 0.575 − 0.660)

0.716

Q2

− 0.80

− 0.05

Q3

3.24

0.20^***

0.446^**

Q4

10.41

0.62^***

0.520^**

Q5

10.64

0.64^***

0.486^**

Factor 4

Personal integrity

Q6

4.56

0.74^***

0.133^**

0.516

(CI, 95%: 0.436 − 0.585)

0.624

Q7

4.12

0.42^***

0.270^**

Q8

0.17

0.01

Factor 3

Moral efficacy

Q9

6.83

0.44^***

0.398^**

0.639

(CI,95%: 0.592 − 0.682)

0.638

Q10

7.89

0.52^***

0.291^**

Q11

9.32

0.63^***

0.289^**

Q12

7.96

0.52^***

0.354^**

Factor 2

Relational integrity

Q13

8.66

0.55^***

0.453^**

0.614

(CI,95%: 0.533 − 0.686)

0.644

Q14

7.17

0.45^***

0.286^**

Q15

8.75

0.55^***

0.342^**

Q16

7.02

0.45^***

0.395^**

Q17

6.41

0.41^***

0.486^**

The Rushton Moral Resilience Scale (RMRS)

0.715

(CI, 95%: 0.677 − 0.749)

0.728