Feeling the Threat: Stereotype Threat as a Contextual Barrier to Women's Science Career Choice Intentions

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 141-158

  Deemer, Eric D ^a   Thoman, Dustin B ^b   Chase, Justin P ^c,d   Smith, Jessi L ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

science self efficacy; social cognitive career theory; stereotype threat; women in STEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893951921     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: 15560856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845313483003     Document Type: Article

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