Development of a New Scale to Measure Ambiguity Tolerance in Veterinary Students.
J Vet Med Educ
; 44(1): 38-49, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
The ability to cope with ambiguity and feelings of uncertainty is an essential part of professional practice. Research with physicians has identified that intolerance of ambiguity or uncertainty is linked to stress, and some authors have hypothesized that there could be an association between intolerance of ambiguity and burnout. We describe the adaptation of the TAMSAD (Tolerance of Ambiguity in Medical Students and Doctors) scale for use with veterinary students. Exploratory factor analysis supports a uni-dimensional structure for the Ambiguity tolerance construct. Although internal reliability of the 29-item TAMSAD scale is reasonable (α=.50), an alternative 27-item scale (drawn from the original 41 items used to develop TAMSAD) shows higher internal reliability for veterinary students (α=.67). We conclude that there is good evidence to support the validity of this latter TAVS (Tolerance of Ambiguity in Veterinary Students) scale to study ambiguity tolerance in veterinary students.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Psicometría
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Estudiantes de Medicina
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Adaptación Psicológica
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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En
Revista:
J Vet Med Educ
Año:
2017
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Article