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Table 2 The ratio and index of content validity Skewness and Kurtosis of the tool items

From: Assessment of psychometric properties of the questionnaire on supervisor-doctoral student interaction (QSDI) in Iran

No

Items

CVRa

CVIb

Skewc

Kurtd

My supervisor...

 

cr

 

cr

1

always cooperates, if I want something

.67

.92

.13

1.05

−.26

−1.1

2

humiliates me

.83

.92

.21

1.74

−.75

−3.1

3

acts unconvincingly regarding my initiatives

.83

.83

−.35

−2.86

−.45

−1.86

4

is quick to criticize me

.83

.92

−.07

−.54

−.66

−2.7

5

is unclear during our conversations

.67

.92

−.32

−2.59

−.27

− 1.1

6

trusts me

.83

.83

−.57

−4.68

.06

.26

7

disbelieves me

.50

.92

−1.2

−10.2

1.46

6.1

8

helps me

.67

.92

−.02

−.2

−.61

−2.5

9

gives thorough feedback on my work

.83

.83

.02

.13

−.6

−2.48

10

has a bad temper during our discussions

.67

.92

−.62

−5.14

−.34

−1.38

11

is dissatisfied about my progress

.83

.92

−1.42

−11.7

1.5

6.3

12

follows my proposals

.50

.83

.15

1.2

−.78

−3.2

13

anticipates possible misunderstandings between us

.67

.92

.55

4.53

−.27

−1.12

14

thinks I know nothing

.83

.92

−.78

−6.4

−.34

−1.4

15

is impatient towards me

.67

.83

−.67

−5.56

−.3

−1.26

16

is critical of my work

.67

.75

.05

.37

.05

.2

17

listens to me

.83

.92

.14

1.1

−.99

−4.1

18

creates an atmosphere of ambiguity during our meeting

.67

.83

−.32

−2.7

−.65

−2.7

19

is strict when evaluating my progress

.83

.75

.28

2.3

−.07

−.3

20

demands a lot from me

.67

.83

−.05

−.39

−.64

−2.66

21

acts confidently when discussing my papers

.67

.92

.05

.44

−.24

−1.08

22

says that I am unskilled

.50

.83

.21

1.3

−.26

−1.1

23

always explains comprehensibly when I ask something

.50

.92

−.24

−2.02

−.09

−.36

24

gives me clear guidance

.67

.83

−.15

−1.2

.12

.49

25

thinks that I am dishonest

.50

.92

.18

1.25

−.15

−2.1

26

supports me

.67

.92

.27

2.22

−.71

−2.92

27

gives me a lot of advice

.67

.83

.36

2.95

−.29

−1.2

28

is indecisive about my initiatives

.83

.92

−.48

−3.99

.04

.18

29

acts professionally during our meetings

.83

.92

−.18

−1.5

−.08

−.32

30

reacts enthusiastically about my initiatives

.83

.83

.44

3.67

−.95

−3.91

31

acts irritable with me

.83

.92

.36

3

−.7

−2.88

32

is someone I can rely on

.67

.83

−.1

−.86

−.5

−2.04

33

pays attention, if I have something to say

.67

.75

.11

.92

−.75

−3.1

34

is uncertain during our meetings

.50

.83

−.3

−2.48

−.23

−.95

35

allows me to make my own decisions

.50

.92

.2

1.68

−1.15

−4.77

36

believes that I am untrustworthy

.67

.83

−.65

−5.38

0.29

1.2

37

shares my sense of humor

.83

.83

.06

.47

−.83

−3.44

38

is timid in our discussions

.67

.75

.19

1.6

−.52

−2.14

39

let’s me choose my own direction

.67

.83

−.82

−6.8

.56

2.3

40

is easily impressed by me

.50

.92

.04

.36

−.89

−3.67

41

immediately corrects me if I do something wrong

.83

.83

.36

2.94

.31

1.3

 

Multivariate (Mardia test)

834.27

149.36

  1. aContent Validity Ratio, bContent Validity Index, cSkewness is a measure of symmetry, or more precisely, the lack of symmetry, dKurtosis is a measure of whether the data are heavy-tailed or light-tailed relative to a normal distribution,