Deumier Laurent, Alliot-Licht Brigitte, Bouton-Kelly Ludivine, Bonnaud-Antignac Angélique, Michaut Christophe, Quilliot Florence, Guihard Gilles
Faculté d'Odontologie, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.
Faculté de Médecine, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.
J Dent Sci. 2016 Jun;11(2):123-129. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2015.11.004. Epub 2016 Apr 9.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The motivations of dental students for their studies have largely been investigated in numerous countries using psychometric questionnaires. This is not the case in France since validated tools are still lacking. The aim of the present work was dedicated to the psychometric validation of a motivation questionnaire adapted for predoctoral French dental students.
The design corresponded to a monocentric study realized at the dental school of Nantes University, France. A 14-item questionnaire was translated into French and adapted for dental studies. It was autoadministered by the students between March 2014 and May 2014. Exploratory and confirmatory factorial analyses were used to investigate the psychometric properties of the French version.
The rate of reply was 88.7% with a sex allocation consisting of 44.4% men and 55.6% women. The internal reliability and the item-sampling adequacy of the questionnaire reached acceptance thresholds. Exploratory and confirmatory factorial analyses established a four-factor structure with good internal reliability. The factors consisted in "altruism," "status and incomes," "scientific curiosity," and "educational advantages." Factors correlated well with the overall questionnaire. The overall motivation score did not differ between male and female students, although "altruism" was best scored by female students while "status and incomes" obtained a higher score in the population of male students. Both male and female students displayed similar "scientific curiosity" and "educational advantages" scorings.
Our data establish that the French motivation questionnaire has good psychometric properties and that it is relevant for further studies.
背景/目的：在许多国家，已经使用心理测量问卷对牙科学生的学习动机进行了大量研究。在法国情况并非如此，因为仍缺乏经过验证的工具。本研究的目的是对适用于法国牙科博士前学生的动机问卷进行心理测量验证。
本设计对应于在法国南特大学牙科学院进行的一项单中心研究。一份包含14个条目的问卷被翻译成法语并适用于牙科研究。2014年3月至2014年5月期间由学生自行填写。探索性和验证性因素分析用于研究法语版本的心理测量特性。
回复率为88.7%，性别分布为男性44.4%，女性55.6%。问卷的内部信度和项目抽样适当性达到了可接受的阈值。探索性和验证性因素分析建立了一个具有良好内部信度的四因素结构。这些因素包括“利他主义”、“地位和收入”、“科学好奇心”和“教育优势”。各因素与问卷整体相关性良好。尽管女性学生在“利他主义”方面得分最高，而男性学生群体在“地位和收入”方面得分较高，但男女学生的总体动机得分没有差异。男女学生在“科学好奇心”和“教育优势”得分方面表现相似。
我们的数据表明，法国动机问卷具有良好的心理测量特性，适用于进一步的研究。
