Reliability and validation of an attitude scale regarding responsible conduct in research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several studies reveal a problematic prevalence of research misbehaviors. There are several potential causes of research misconduct but ensuring that scientists hold attitudes that reflect norms of acceptable behaviors is fundamental.

Aim

Our aim was to evaluate the psychometric properties (factor structure and reliability) of an "attitude" scale that we adopted from a questionnaire we previously used to investigate the prevalence of research misbehaviors in the Middle East.

Methods

We used data from participants (n = 254) who were involved in our prior questionnaire study to determine the validity of an attitude scale that we adapted from this previous study. We performed exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to determine the factor structure of the attitude s

SUBMITTER: Abd ElHafeez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8926210 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature