Table 2.
Distribution of responses on questions related to research orientation and cross-disciplinary research.
| Item | n | M | SD | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Somewhat disagree | Neutral | Somewhat agree | Agree | Strongly agree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I tend to be more productive working on my own research projects than working as a member of a collaborative research team. | 175 | 3.04 | 1.5 | 14% | 30% | 22% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 1% |
| There is so much work to be done within my field that it is important to focus my research efforts with others in my own discipline. | 175 | 3.67 | 1.7 | 12% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 19% | 1% |
| The research questions I am often interested in generally do not warrant collaboration from other disciplines. | 175 | 2.34 | 1.1 | 29% | 38% | 15% | 7% | 19% | 1% | 0% |
| While working on a research project within my discipline, I sometimes feel it is important to seek the perspective of other disciplines when trying to answer particular parts of my research question. | 175 | 5.31 | 1.1 | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 34% | 43% | 7% |
| Although I rely primarily on knowledge from my primary field of interest, I usually work interactively with colleagues from other disciplines to address a research problem. | 175 | 4.58 | 1.4 | 3% | 7% | 8% | 20% | 39% | 18% | 5% |
| The benefits of collaboration among scientists from different disciplines usually outweigh the inconveniences and costs of such work. | 175 | 5.43 | 1.1 | 1% | 2% | 2% | 10% | 33% | 42% | 11% |
| In my collaborations with others, I integrate research methods from different disciplines. | 175 | 5.13 | 1.2 | 2% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 37% | 35% | 6% |
| In my own work, I typically incorporate perspectives from disciplinary orientations that are different from my own. | 175 | 4.87 | 1.2 | 1% | 3% | 12% | 16% | 38% | 27% | 5% |
| Although I was trained in a particular discipline, I devote much of my time to understanding other disciplines in order to inform my research. | 175 | 7.72 | 1.4 | 2% | 9% | 19% | 11% | 36% | 26% | 6% |
| In my collaborations with others, I integrate theories and models from different disciplines. | 175 | 5.05 | 1.2 | 1% | 4% | 5% | 15% | 37% | 29% | 8% |
| I find teamwork to be personally valuable. | 170 | 5.81 | 1.1 | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 44% | 17% | 35% |
| I find teamwork to be professionally valuable. | 170 | 5.92 | 1.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 45% | 13% | 40% |
| Collaboration has improved my research productivity. | 170 | 5.47 | 1.1 | 0% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 45% | 17% | 24% |