Gender Stereotypes and Peer Selection in STEM Domains Among Children and Adolescents.

Gender stereotypes are harmful for girls' enrollment and performance in science and mathematics. So far, less is known about children's and adolescents' stereotypes regarding technology and engineering. In the current study, participants' (N = 1,206, girls n = 623; 5–17-years-old, M = 8.63, SD = 2.8...

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Publicado en:Sex Roles Vol. 87; no. 9/10; pp. 455 - 471
Autores principales: McGuire, Luke, Hoffman, Adam J., Mulvey, Kelly Lynn, Hartstone-Rose, Adam, Winterbottom, Mark, Joy, Angelina, Law, Fidelia, Balkwill, Frances, Burns, Karen P., Butler, Laurence, Drews, Marc, Fields, Grace, Smith, Hannah, Rutland, Adam
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Publicado: Springer Nature Nov2022
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          McGuire, Luke
          Hoffman, Adam J.
          Mulvey, Kelly Lynn
          Hartstone-Rose, Adam
          Winterbottom, Mark
          Joy, Angelina
          Law, Fidelia
          Balkwill, Frances
          Burns, Karen P.
          Butler, Laurence
          Drews, Marc
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          Smith, Hannah
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          Department of Psychology Washington Singer Building, University of Exeter, EX4 4QG, Exeter, Perry Road, Exeter, United Kingdom
          North Carolina State University, Raleigh, United States
          University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
          Centre of the Cell, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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        Gender stereotypes
        Education of girls
        Peers
        Group identity
        STEM education
        Education of teenagers
        Education of boys
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          Gender stereotypes
          Education of girls
          Peers
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          STEM education
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        Peer selection
        Social identity
        STEM stereotypes
        Peer selection
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      ab: Gender stereotypes are harmful for girls' enrollment and performance in science and mathematics. So far, less is known about children's and adolescents' stereotypes regarding technology and engineering. In the current study, participants' (N = 1,206, girls n = 623; 5–17-years-old, M = 8.63, SD = 2.81) gender stereotypes for each of the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) domains were assessed along with the relation between these stereotypes and a peer selection task in a STEM context. Participants reported beliefs that boys are usually more skilled than are girls in the domains of engineering and technology; however, participants did not report gender differences in ability/performance in science and mathematics. Responses to the stereotype measures in favor of one's in-group were greater for younger participants than older participants for both boys and girls. Perceptions that boys are usually better than girls at science were related to a greater likelihood of selecting a boy for help with a science question. These findings document the importance of domain specificity, even within STEM, in attempts to measure and challenge gender stereotypes in childhood and adolescence.
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