Family factors associated with sixth-grade adolescents' math and science career interests

Sherri L Turner, Jason C. Steward, Richard T. Lapan

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)41-52
Number of pages12
JournalCareer Development Quarterly
Volume53
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2004

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