Computer Science Majors: Sex Role Orientation, Academic Achievement, and Social Cognitive Factors
✍ Scribed by Chris Brown; Linda S. Garavalia; Mary Lou Hines Fritts; Elizabeth A. Olson
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 82 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0889-4019
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✦ Synopsis
This study examined the sex role orientations endorsed by 188 male and female students majoring in computer science, a male‐dominated college degree program. The relations among sex role orientation and academic achievement and social cognitive factors influential in career decision‐making self‐efficacy were explored. Findings revealed that androgynous‐ and feminine‐oriented students scored significantly higher on career decision‐making self‐efficacy as compared with undifferentiated students. No significant sex role orientation differences were found for academic achievement and general and career locus of control.