The Role of Social and Ability Belonging in Men's and Women's pSTEM Persistence.

ABSTRACT: The benefits of belonging for academic performance and persistence have been examined primarily in terms of subjective perceptions of social belonging, but feeling ability belonging, or fit with one's peers intellectually, is likely also important for academic success. This may particularly be the case in male-dominated fields, where inherent genius and natural talent are viewed as prerequisites for success. We tested the hypothesis that social and ability belonging each explain intentions to persist in physical science, technology, engineering, and math (pSTEM). We further explore whether women experience lower social and ability belonging than men on average in pSTEM and whether belonging more strongly relates to intentions to persist for women. At three time points throughout a semester

SUBMITTER: Banchefsky S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6834781 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature