Items | Mean score | SD |
---|---|---|
1. I have a positive view about medical research in general. | 3.93 | 0.74 |
2. Medical researchers are mainly motivated by personal gain.†| 3.08 | 0.94 |
3. Medical researchers can be trusted to protect the interests of people who take part in their research studies. | 3.46 | 0.80 |
4. Modern science does more harm than good.†| 3.37 | 0.91 |
5. Our society needs to devote more resources to medical research. | 3.95 | 0.75 |
6. The government needs to closely regulate medical research in order to prevent harm to research participants.†| 1.65 | 0.75 |
7. Medical research involving humans is by and large safe. | 3.23 | 0.79 |
8. Putting too much emphasis on medical research and scientific progress is likely to harm research volunteers who cannot look after their own interests.†| 2.93 | 0.90 |
9. Medical research will find cures for many major diseases during my lifetime. | 3.68 | 0.81 |
Total (of 45*) | 29.28 | 3.59 |