The Mediating Role of the Perception of Traditionalist Gender Roles in Career Choice on the Association Between Egalitarian Gender Perception and STEM-related Career Preference Among Third (Junior-level) and Fourth (Senior-level) Grade High School Students

Authors : Sevim Sılanur KÜÇÜK, Sami ÇOKSAN

Pages : 1-15

Doi:10.52613/ujhc.1167573

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Publication Date : 2023-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The current study aimed to investigate two points among junior and senior-level high school students. First is to examine the mediating role of the perception of traditionalist gender roles in career choice on the association between egalitarian gender perception and STEM-related career preference. Second is to explore differences between gender groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(female vs. male); and school types insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Anatolian high school, religious vocational high school, vocational high school, and science high school); in terms of variables and the outcome. A hundred and sixty-four students insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(76 females, 46.3%; 88 males, 53.7%); between the ages of 15-20 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(M = 17, SD = .789); participated in the study. They responded to demographic information form, gender perception scale, and gender roles in career choice scale. Simple mediation analyses showed the mediating role of the perception of traditionalist gender roles in career choice insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(b = .144, 95% CI [.001, .286], SE = .073, z = 1.971, p = .048);, as we hypothesized. Exploratory analyses revealed that students in Anatolian high school and science high school preferred egalitarian gender roles more, and preferred traditionalist gender roles in career choice less than those in other types of school. Also, students in science high school preferred STEM-related professions more. Moreover, female students preferred STEM-related professions more than male students. We discussed the findings in the context of social psychology
Keywords : Eşitlikçi cinsiyet rolleri, Kariyer seçiminde cinsiyet rolleri, Cinsiyet rolleri, STEM ilişkili kariyer tercihi, Kariyer seçiminde gelenekçi cinsiyet rolleri