Professional Decision-Making in Research (PDR): The Validity of a New Measure

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 391-416

  DuBois, James M ^a   Chibnall, John T ^b,c   Tait, Raymond C ^b   Vander Wal, Jillon S ^c   Baldwin, Kari A ^a   Antes, Alison L ^a   Mumford, Michael D ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Educational; Measurement; Professionalism; Research ethics; Research integrity; Responsible conduct of research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONALISM; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH ETHICS; SCIENCE; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONALISM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SCIENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930918266     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 14715546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-015-9667-8     Document Type: Article

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