ABSTRACT
Objective To provide a valid tool for assessment of the interpersonal climate of research teams by develo -ping a team interpersonal climate questionnaire .Methods Based on literature research and panel study , a pilot question-naire was constructed and handed out to a sample of 378 research graduate students in research teams .The analysis of va-lidity and reliability was conducted by SPSS 16.0 and Amos 17.0 for the questionnaire.Results The interpersonal climate in research teams is a two-facet concept , including mentor-mentee dyadic interpersonal relationship .The peer interpersonal relationship.The mentor-mentee dyadic interpersonal relationship consists of five dimensions: identification, support, developmental direction, individualized care , effectiveness of relationship , with the alpha coefficient ranging fron 0.931 to 0.959, while peer interpersonal relationship has only one dimension .Conclusion ①The interpersonal climate is a two-facet, six-dimension concept .②The self-developed interpersonal climate questionnaire achieves satisfactory validity and reliability .