Revision and validation of professional identity scale for medical students
Feng Yajie, Zou Dandan, Wang Chen, Zhao Juan, Li Yuze, Zhang Huanyu, Liu Junping, Liu Zhixin, Wang Nan, Liang Libo
Published 2024-05-01
Cite as Chin J Med Edu, 2024, 44(5): 391-396. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20230511-00482
Abstract
ObjectiveTo revise and validate the a professional identity scale for medical students and conduct preliminary validation.
MethodsFrom November 2019 to May 2020, a scale item pool was formed based on social identity theory and previous research results on professional identity, combined with literature content analysis and project group discussion. The scale dimensions and items were added and subtraction through expert review to determine the scale of professional identity for medical students. In June 2020, a large sample of 5 807 medical students from 4 universities in Heilongjiang Province was tested by cluster sampling. Kronbach coefficient, split half reliability and factor analysis were used to test the reliability and validity of the scale. The present status of professional identity of medical students was analyzed.
ResultsThe professional identity scale of medical students was composed of 27 items in 6 dimensions, including professional cognition, professional emotions, professional commitment, professional behavior, professional expectations, and professional values. The total score of the scale is 162 points. Cronbach′s coefficients of each dimension were 0.81-0.94, the split reliability was 0.72-0.91. The cumulative variance contribution rate reached 82.32% after extracting six common factors by principal component analysis. The total score of professional identity of medical students was (134.24±21.53) points, which was at a medium high level, and the average score of professional behavior dimension was (29.02±5.31) points.
ConclusionsThe professional identity scale of medical students has good reliability and validity, and can reasonably reflect the status quo of professional identity of medical students.
Key words:
Clinical medicine; Students, medical; Professional identity; Scale; Reliability; Validity
Contributor Information
Feng Yajie
Master Degree Candidate, Social Medicine and Health Management Major, Enrolled in 2021, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
Zou Dandan
President′s Office, Fudan University Jinshan Hospital, Shanghai 201508, China
Wang Chen
Scientific Research and Foreign Affairs Department, Chongqing Maternal and Child Health Hospital (Women and Children′s Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University), Chongqing 400010, China
Zhao Juan
Teaching Management Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Army Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
Li Yuze
School of Stomatology, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154007, China
Zhang Huanyu
Master Degree Candidate, Social Medicine and Health Management Major, Enrolled in 2021, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
Liu Junping
Master Degree Candidate, Social Medicine and Health Management Major, Enrolled in 2021, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
Liu Zhixin
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Wang Nan
Master Degree Candidate, Social Medicine and Health Management Major, Enrolled in 2021, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
Liang Libo
Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Administration, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
