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Ethics Behav. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2013 Apr 24.
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Ethics Behav. 2009 May 1; 19(3): 227–252.
Published online 2009 May 13. doi: 10.1080/10508420902886726

Table 1

Student, Mentor, and Program Characteristics in Phases 1 and 2

Phase 1Phase 2
N = 201N = 241
n % n %
Student Characteristics

Gender
    Female14471.6%18576.8%
    Male5728.4%5623.2%
Ethnicity
    American Indian/Alaska Native31.5%10.4%
    Black63.0%125.0%
    East Asian/Southeast Asian168.0%166.6%
    Hispanic/Latino199.6%93.7%
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander52.5%10.4%
    Non-Hispanic White16381.9%20083.0%
    Other73.5%20.8%
Degree Program
    Ph.D.18391.0%21187.6%
    Psy.D.e6.0%2711.2%
    Ed.D.31.5%00.0%
    Other31.5%31.2%
Student Statusa
    MA in process4522.3%5422.4%
    MA completed12662.7%13756.8%
    Ph.D. in process9145.3%11547.7%
    Ph.D. completed5326.4%3815.8%
Primary Career Goal
    Research----8836.5%
    Teaching----3414.1%
    Professional Practice----11246.5%
    Industrial/Organizational----72.9%
Student Publications
    None6934.3%8535.3%
    1-26531.3%8334.5%
    3 or more6733.4%7330.2%
Has taken a class that included Research Ethics----12953.0%

Department Characteristics

Geographic Region
    West (Pacific & Mountain states)157.5%197.2%
    Midwest (Midwest/Central states)63.0%5320.0%
    Northeast2311.4%10338.9%
    Southeast10.5%9034.0%
    Unidentified15677.6%00.0%
Research Ethics Course
    Required8341.3%14660.6%
    Elective5728.4%2811.6%
    Not Offered6130.3%6727.8%
Program
    Clinical Psychology5226.0%11045.6%
    Counseling Psychology31.5%187.5%
    Cognitive Psychology2110.4%83.3%
    Community Psychology00.0%83.3%
    Developmental Psychology2512.0%2811.6%
    Experimental Psychology3617.9%93.7%
    Forensic Psychology105.0%00.0%
    Industrial/Organizational Psychology52.5%62.5%
    Neuropsychology/Neuroscience73.5%20.8%
    School Psychology199.5%187.5%
    Social and Personality Psychology136.5%229.0%
    Other105.0%125.0%
Number of Faculty in Graduate Program
    ≤ 2011557.3%19179.2%
    > 208642.7%5020.8%

Mentor Characteristics

Gender
    Female7034.8%9840.7%
    Male13165.2%14359.3%
Ethnicity
    American Indian/Alaska Native84.0%41.7%
    Black84.0%31.2%
    East Asian/Southeast Asian2211.0%125.0%
    Hispanic/Latino94.5%72.9%
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander52.5%20.8%
    Non-Hispanic White16381.5%21890.5%
    Other/Unknown10.5%72.9%
Professional Status
    Junior Level02713.4%4317.8%
    Mid Level15326.4%6225.7%
    Senior Level211858.7%12953.5%
Mentor
    Selected16682.6%20987.0%
    Assigned3517.4%3213.0%
aNot all program required a master's project; there is an overlap between MA completion and doctoral progress.
0The example provided to participants was: “e.g., assistant professor, research associate”
1The example provided to participants was, “e.g., associate professor, senior researcher”
2The example provided to participants was, “e.g., full professor, director of research”