Résumés
Abstract
Several qualitative studies suggest that the sense of belonging to the scientific community is critical to the success of the doctoral journey. Although a few tools have been developed to capture some components of the sense of scientific community, no instrument is available to measure this construct in its entirety. The purpose of this study was to develop the Sense of Scientific Community Scale (SSCS) and to examine its psychometric qualities using a sample of 318 doctoral students in Canada. Five indicators of construct validity (exploratory, confirmatory, discriminant, predictive, and concurrent) and three indicators of reliability (internal consistency, test-retest and temporal stability) of the SCSS were examined. In sum, this scale comprises 18 items divided into three factors (perception of belonging, influencing, and benefiting from support) providing good internal consistency indices. The psychometric qualities of the SCSS justify its use in future studies.
Keywords:
- doctorate,
- scale development,
- scale validation,
- sense of scientific community,
- social wellbeing
Résumé
Plusieurs études qualitatives suggèrent que le sentiment de faire partie de la communauté scientifique est essentiel à la réussite du parcours doctoral. Bien que quelques outils aient été développés pour capter certaines composantes du sentiment de communauté scientifique, il n’existe aucun instrument pour mesurer ce construit dans sa globalité. La présente étude visait donc à développer l’Échelle du sentiment de communauté scientifique (ÉSCS) et à en examiner les qualités psychométriques auprès d’un échantillon de 318 doctorants au Canada. Cinq indicateurs de la validité de construit (exploratoire, confirmatoire, discriminante, prédictive et concourante) et trois indicateurs de fidélité (cohérence interne, test-retest et stabilité temporelle) de l’ÉCSC ont été examinés. En somme, cette échelle comporte 18 items répartis en trois facteurs (perception d’appartenir, d’influencer et de bénéficier de soutien) présentant tous de bons indices de cohérence interne. Les qualités psychométriques de l’ÉSCS justifient son usage dans des études ultérieures.
Mots-clés :
- bien-être social,
- développement d’outil,
- doctorat,
- sentiment de communauté scientifique,
- validation d’outil
Resumo
Vários estudos qualitativos sugerem que o sentimento de pertença à comunidade científica é essencial para o sucesso do percurso de doutoramento. Embora algumas ferramentas tenham sido desenvolvidas para capturar certas componentes do sentimento de comunidade científica, não há nenhum instrumento para medir este construto na sua globalidade. O presente estudo teve assim como objetivo desenvolver a Escala do sentimento de comunidade científica (ESCC) e examinar as qualidades psicométricas de uma amostra de 318 doutorandos no Canadá. Cinco indicadores de validade do construto (exploratória, confi rmatória, discriminante, preditiva e concorrente) e três indicadores de fidelidade (coerência interna, teste-reteste e estabilidade temporal) da ESCC. Em suma, esta escala compreende 18 itens divididos em três fatores (percepção de pertença, de influência e de benefício de apoios) apresentando todos bons índices de coerência interna. As qualidades psicométricas da ESCC justificam o seu uso em estudos ulteriores.
Palavras chaves:
- desenvolvimento de ferramentas,
- doutoramento,
- qualidades psicométricas,
- sentimento de comunidade científica,
- validação de ferramentas
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