Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (5): 391-396.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20230511-00482

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Revision and validation of professional identity scale for medical students

Feng Yajie1, Zou Dandan2, Wang Chen3, Zhao Juan4, Li Yuze5, Zhang Huanyu1, Liu Junping1, Liu Zhixin6, Wang Nan1, Liang Libo7   

  1. 1Master Degree Candidate, Social Medicine and Health Management Major, Enrolled in 2021, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China;
    2President′s Office, Fudan University Jinshan Hospital, Shanghai 201508, China;
    3Scientific Research and Foreign Affairs Department, Chongqing Maternal and Child Health Hospital (Women and Children′s Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University) , Chongqing 400010, China;
    4Teaching Management Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Army Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China;
    5School of Stomatology, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154007, China;
    6Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China;
    7Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Administration, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
  • Received:2023-05-11 Online:2024-05-01 Published:2024-04-30
  • Contact: Liang Libo, Email: llbhit@163.com
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China (71673073)

Abstract: Objective To revise and validate the a professional identity scale for medical students and conduct preliminary validation. Methods From 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. Results The 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. Conclusions The 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

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