Validation of a motivation survey tool for pharmacy students: exploring a link to professional identity development
Mylrea, Martina F., Sen Gupta, Tarun, and Glass, Beverley D. (2017) Validation of a motivation survey tool for pharmacy students: exploring a link to professional identity development. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 9 (5). pp. 763-769.
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Abstract
Introduction: Self-determination theory (SDT), which describes a continuum of motivation regulators, is proposed as an appropriate framework to study pharmacy student motivation. The aim was to develop a Pharmacy Motivation Scale (Pharm-S) to determine motivation regulators in undergraduate students and explore a possible link to professional identity development.
Methods: The Pharm-S was adapted from the SDT-based, Sports Motivation Scale (SMS-II), and administered to undergraduate students in an Australian pharmacy course. Convergent validity was assessed by conducting a correlation analysis between the Pharm-S and MacLeod Clark Professional Identity Scale (MCPIS-9).
Results: Face, content and construct validity were established for the Pharm-S through the analysis of 327 survey responses. Factor analysis extracted four of the six theoretical subscales as proposed by SDT (variance explained: 65.7%). Support for the SDT structure was confirmed by high factor loadings in each of the subscales and acceptable reliability coefficients. Subscale correlations revealed a simplex pattern, supporting the presence of a motivation continuum, as described by SDT. A moderate positive correlation (0.64) between Pharm-S responses and the validated professional identity instrument, MCPIS-9, indicated a possible link between levels of motivation and professional identity.
Discussion: and conclusions: Content and structural validity and internal consistency of the Pharm-S confirmed the reliability of the Pharm-S as a valid tool to assess motivational regulators. Pharm-S and the MCPIS-9 were positively correlated, lending support to a link between motivation and professional identity. This suggests a potential role for the Pharm-S as a valid tool to measure pharmacy student professional identity development.
| Item ID: | 51602 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1877-1300 |
| Keywords: | professional identity, self-determination theory, pharmacy education, health professionals, motivation |
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| Additional Information: | A version of this publication was included as Chapter 5 of the following PhD thesis: Mylrea, Martina F. (2018) Design and evaluation of a novel professional identity development program for pharmacy students. PhD thesis, James Cook University, which is available Open Access in ResearchOnline@JCU. Please see the Related URLs for access. |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Nov 2017 07:32 |
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