TY - JOUR
T1 - Family factors associated with sixth-grade adolescents' math and science career interests
AU - Turner, Sherri L
AU - Steward, Jason C.
AU - Lapan, Richard T.
PY - 2004/9
Y1 - 2004/9
N2 - This study tested a causal model, based on social cognitive career theory (SCCT; R. W. Lent, S. D. Brown, & G. Hackett, 1994, 2000), of math and science career interests among 6th-grade adolescents (N = 318). Consistent with SCCT, it was found that career gender-typing, mother's and father's support for pursuing math and science careers, as well as the structure of the family itself (2-parent intact vs. single parent) predicted young adolescents' math self-efficacy; career gender-typing and mother's support predicted math outcome expectations; and math self-efficacy and outcome expectations predicted math and science career interests. Counselor recommendations based on these findings are included.
AB - This study tested a causal model, based on social cognitive career theory (SCCT; R. W. Lent, S. D. Brown, & G. Hackett, 1994, 2000), of math and science career interests among 6th-grade adolescents (N = 318). Consistent with SCCT, it was found that career gender-typing, mother's and father's support for pursuing math and science careers, as well as the structure of the family itself (2-parent intact vs. single parent) predicted young adolescents' math self-efficacy; career gender-typing and mother's support predicted math outcome expectations; and math self-efficacy and outcome expectations predicted math and science career interests. Counselor recommendations based on these findings are included.
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U2 - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2004.tb00654.x
DO - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2004.tb00654.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:10044230661
SN - 0889-4019
VL - 53
SP - 41
EP - 52
JO - Career Development Quarterly
JF - Career Development Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -