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The relationship between gender, perceived career barriers, and occupational aspirations
Author(s) -
Watts Logan L.,
Frame Mark C.,
Moffett Richard G.,
Van Hein Judith L.,
Hein Michael
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/jasp.12271
Subject(s) - psychology , socioeconomic status , ethnic group , social psychology , occupational prestige , occupational segregation , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , demography , sociology , political science , population , anthropology , law , wage
The relationships between college student gender, perceived career barriers, and occupational aspirations were examined. Participants were 314 students located in the southeastern U nited S tates. Overall, college women reported higher levels of occupational aspirations than college men. While occupational aspirations were not correlated with perceived career barriers for women or men, women reported anticipating more barriers to their career advancement than their male peers. Perceived career barriers and the interaction between gender and perceived career barriers predicted occupational aspirations after controlling for gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and year in school. The relationship between occupational aspirations and the interaction between gender and perceived career barriers in college‐age adults enhances our understanding of occupational aspirations.