title: Measures of Mentoring, Department Climate, and Graduate Student Preparedness in the Responsible Conduct of Psychological Research.
abstract: Drawing upon two independent national samples of 201 and 241 psychology graduate students, this article describes the development and psychometric evaluation of 4 web-based student self-report scales tapping student socialization in the responsible conduct of research (RCR) with human participants. The Mentoring the Responsible Conduct of Research Scale (MRCR) is composed of 2 subscales assessing RCR instruction and modeling by research mentors. The 2 subscales of the RCR Department Climate Scale (RCR-DC) assess RCR department policies and faculty and student RCR practices. The RCR-Preparedness Scale (RCR-P) and the RCR Field Integrity scale (RCR-FI) measure respectively students' confidence in their ability to conduct research responsibly and their belief in the RCR integrity of psychology as a discipline. Factor analysis, coefficient alphas, correlations and multiple regression analyses demonstrated each of the scales had good internal consistency and concurrent and construct validity.
authors.affiliation: Fordham University Center for Ethics Education.
authors.forename: Celia B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Adam L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Fried
authors.forename: Sabrina J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: Kaori Kubo
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Germano
keywords: Department Climate; Ethics; Graduate Education; Mentoring; Research; Responsible Conduct of Research