+Science Identity
Chemers, Zurbriggen, Syed, Goza, & Bearman (2011)
Topic: Self-Evaluations - Self-Efficacy
Instructions:
The following questions ask how you think about yourself and your personal identity. We want to understand how much you think that being a scientist is part of who you are. Please select the button that indicates your agreement with the following items.
Response Options:
- Strongly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Neutral
- Somewhat agree
- Strongly agree
Items
- In general, being a scientist is an important part of my self image.
- I have a strong sense of belonging to the community of scientists.
- Being a scientist is an important reflection of who I am.
- I have come to think of myself as a "scientist."
- I feel like I belong in the field of science.
- I am a scientist.
- My ethnic identity is an important part of my being a scientist. Great
- I think of myself as a __________ scientist (fill in the blank with your ethnic identity for instance, a Chicano scientist).
- Thinking of myself as a scientist is compatible with other aspects of my background.
- Having more people with my background in my field makes me feel more like a scientist.
Citation:
Chemers, M. M., Zurbriggen, E. L., Syed, M., Goza, B. K., & Bearman, S. (2011). The role of efficacy and identity in science career commitment among underrepresented minority students. Journal of Social Issues, 67(3), 469-491. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2011.01710.x Links to an external site..
Link to PDF: https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2011.01710.x Links to an external site.