Career choice in nursing students: Gendered constructs as psychological barriers

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-100

  Muldoon, Orla T ^a   Reilly, Jacqueline ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic self efficacy; Careers; Gender; Gender role orientation; Nursing students; Occupational self efficacy; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSING EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAREER MOBILITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0041350312     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02676.x     Document Type: Article

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