Gender, Self-Stereotyping, and Life Goals Predict Career Interest in Germany, Nigeria, and Turkey.
This study investigated how one's gender, life goals, and self-stereotyping influence career interests in Germany, Nigeria, and Turkey. We examined agency and communion traits, as well as future goals related to status and family, to explore how gendered self-perceptions and life goals are associate...
| Publicado en: | Sex Roles Vol. 91; no. 6; pp. 1 - 24 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=185239983&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 185239983 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 03600025 SXR jtl: Sex Roles issn: 03600025 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2025 vid: 91 iid: 6 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 185239983 10.1007/s11199-025-01579-1 ppf: 1 ppct: 23 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 1.4MB tig: atl: Gender, Self-Stereotyping, and Life Goals Predict Career Interest in Germany, Nigeria, and Turkey. aug: au: Obioma, Ihuoma Faith Şahin, Merve Nur Rumeli, Yağmur van Dick, Rolf Bark, Alina S. Hernandez affil: https://ror.org/04cvxnb49 Institute of Psychology, Department of Social Psychology, Goethe University Frankfurt, PEG Building, Theodor-W-Adorno-Platz 6, 60323, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany https://ror.org/014weej12 Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye https://ror.org/04dkp9463 Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Economics, Psychology and Law, RH Cologne, Cologne, Germany su: Germany Nigeria Türkiye Gender Stereotypes Goal (Psychology) Vocational guidance Social norms sug: subj: Gender Stereotypes Goal (Psychology) Vocational guidance Social norms Germany Nigeria Türkiye Vocational Rehabilitation Services keyword: Agency Career Choice Communion Cross-cultural Research Cultural Norms Future Goals Gender Stereotypes Social Expectations Studies in Human Society Other Studies In Human Society Agency Career Choice Communion Cross-cultural Research Cultural Norms Future Goals Gender Stereotypes Social Expectations Studies in Human Society Other Studies In Human Society ab: This study investigated how one's gender, life goals, and self-stereotyping influence career interests in Germany, Nigeria, and Turkey. We examined agency and communion traits, as well as future goals related to status and family, to explore how gendered self-perceptions and life goals are associated with career interests among emerging adults (18–25 years) and adults under the age of 35 (25–34 years). In Study 1, we analysed gender differences in self-stereotyping and gendered career interests across the three countries. Results showed no gender differences in agency in any country. In Germany, women rated themselves higher on communal than men. Men in Germany and Turkey reported greater interest in male-typed careers, but no gender differences emerged for female-typed career interests in any country. Study 2, extended these findings by testing mediation models with future goals and self-stereotyping as parallel mediators between gender and career interests. Mediation pathways differed by country. The indirect effect of communion and family goals was significant for female-typed career interests in Nigeria and Turkey. Agency and status goals indirectly influenced the relationship between gender and male-typed career interests in Turkey. These findings suggest that social expectations and cultural norms significantly influence career decisions. Implications for practitioners and policymakers, highlight cultural variation in gendered career interest pathways. Supporting egalitarian self-concepts in Germany, addressing traditional gender norms in Turkey, and considering both cultural expectations and socio-economic constraints in Nigeria to promote gender-equitable career choices. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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