科学和科学家信任度的心理测量评估
Sarah M Wolff1, Glynis M Breakwell2, Daniel B Wright1
1Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Royal Society open science
|April 18, 2024
概括
衡量公众对科学的信任需要经过验证的工具. 这项研究发现,信任科学和科学家规模有两个不同的因素,影响其在公共卫生研究中的使用.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理测量 心理测量 心理测量
- 科学社会学科学社会学
背景情况:
- 准确地衡量公众对科学和科学家的信任对于了解人们对科学干预的态度和行为至关重要,尤其是在公共卫生危机期间.
- 信任是一种复杂的构造,与不信任和不信任交织在一起,需要在评估时仔细考虑.
- 科学和科学家信任度量表经常用于大规模的公共卫生研究,但需要进行彻底的心理测量评估.
研究的目的:
- 对科学和科学家信任度量表进行详细的心理测量评估.
- 在多个独立样本中检查尺度的维度.
- 提供有关适当使用科学测量可靠信任度表尺度的指导.
主要方法:
- 用因子分析来调查"科学与科学家信任度量表"的基础结构.
- 该分析在五个不同的数据集中进行,以确保调查结果的可靠性.
- 项目极性被检查为一个潜在的分化因素在规模的结构.
主要成果:
- 该研究在"科学和科学家信任度量表"中确定了两个不同的因素.
- 这些因素是根据尺度项的极性而区分的.
- 调查结果表明,该尺度可能无法衡量单一的,统一的信任结构.
结论:
- 科学和科学家信任量表的双重结构对其在研究中的应用有重大影响.
- 研究人员在解释结果和对不同研究进行比较时,应该意识到尺度的维度.
- 进一步细化或具体的应用指南可能是必要的,以提高对科学测量的信任的有效性.
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