NDLI: Gender bias triggers diverging science interests between women and men: The role of activity interest appraisals

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Thoman, Dustin B. Sansone, Carol
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Women leave science fields at greater rates than men, and loss of interest is a key motivator for leaving. Although research widely demonstrates effects of gender bias on other motivational processes, whether gender bias directly affects feelings of interest toward science activities is unknown. We used a false feedback paradigm to manipulate whether women (Study 1) and men (Study 2) participants perceived the reason for feedback as due to pro-male bias. Because activity interest also depends on how students approach and perform the activity, effects of biased feedback on interest appraisals were isolated by introducing gender bias only after the science activity was completed. When the feedback was perceived as due to pro-male bias, women (Study 1) reported lower interest and men (Study 2) reported greater interest in the science activity, and interest, in turn, positively predicted subsequent requests for career information in both studies. Implications for understanding diverging science interests between women and men are discussed.
Starting Page	464
Ending Page	477
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01467239
Journal	Motivation and Emotion
Volume Number	40
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15736644
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2016-02-29
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Interest Motivation Discrimination Stereotypes Gender bias Women in science Psychology Personality and Social Psychology Clinical Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Social Psychology

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