Measure Overview
The purpose of this measure is to “measure indicators of role orientation related to science identity.” In other words, respondents report the strength of their identity as scientists and their belonging within their field’s scientific community.
Measure Information
- Scale
- Target Population
- NIH DPC Hallmark
- Key Citations
- Instructions
- Validity Evidence and Other Information
The measure was first published in Estrada et. al. 2011 and is therefore under copyright by the American Psychological Association (APA). However, an open access version of this publication can be found through PMC at this link:
The items in the scale, as well as the Likert-type response options can be found in the Methods section under Measures: Scientific Identity
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- Undergraduate Student
- Graduate Student
- Postdoc
STU-3 | STU-6
Primary Citation: Estrada, M., Woodcock, A., Hernandez, P.R., & Schultz, P.W. (2011). Toward a model of social influence that explains minority student integration into the scientific community. Journal of Educational Psychology, 103(1), 206-222. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0020743 The measure itself is found within the paper, in the “measures” subsection of the Methods.
Other citations: Chemers M. Unpublished manuscript. University of California; Santa Cruz: 2006. Science Identity and self-efficacy.
This is a five item scale. Calculate the mean scale score (mathematical average) of all the items within the scale for a particular respondent. Higher scores represent higher self-reported science identity for that respondent. Use in postdoc populations would require revalidation.
Evidence of validity tested on (from Estrada et. al. 2011): Participants included a longitudinal panel of 1053 science students from 50 universities across the US in 2005. The undergraduates were primarily in their early twenties (median = 22, range = 18 to 48), female (71%), and split between those of African American (42%) or Hispanic/Latinx (43%) descent. There were similar demographics for graduate students.
Cronbach Alpha (Interitem reliability): 0.86