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ERIC Number: EJ741548
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar
Pages: 11
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-4019
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Parental Emotional Support, Science Self-Efficacy, and Choice of Science Major in Undergraduate Women
Scott, Anne B.; Mallinckrodt, Brent
Career Development Quarterly, v53 n3 p263-273 Mar 2005
Former participants in a high school enrichment program for girls interested in science careers were surveyed 1 to 2 years after high school graduation. After reporting their college major, they completed measures of science self-efficacy and quality of emotional bonds with parents. Of the 41 women, 5 were not enrolled in college. Those actually majoring in science (n = 23) reported significantly higher science self-efficacy than those who were undecided or had chosen nonscience majors (n = 13). Science self-efficacy was significantly negatively associated with recollections of fathers as having been highly controlling and likely to use a "love withdrawal" parenting style. (Contains 2 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
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Language: English
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