Young Gerald, Srivastava Arushi, Estrada Mica, Woodcock Anna, Schultz P Wesley, Hernandez Paul R
Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
Department of Psychology, University for California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Self Identity. 2025;24(1-2):81-105. doi: 10.1080/15298868.2024.2447253. Epub 2024 Dec 28.
Motivated by Identity Integration and Threat theories, this preregistered study examined associations between scientist and ethnic identities and future scientific research career intentions among African American and Hispanic STEM undergraduates (=1,247). Scientist identity was positively correlated with junior-year ethnic identity and predicted senior-year scientific research career intentions. Neither scientist nor ethnic identities predicted senior-year self-esteem (which may influence science career decisions). However, minority science training program (MSTP) enrollment influenced the relationship between scientist identity and self-esteem, and between ethnic identity (belongingness) and scientific research career intentions. Neither ethnicity nor gender were moderators. The results indicate that different identities can relate to one another and uniquely influence scientific research career decisions among African American and Hispanic students, especially among MSTP enrollees.
受身份认同整合理论和威胁理论的启发,这项预先注册的研究调查了非裔美国人和西班牙裔STEM专业本科生(=1247人)的科学家身份与种族身份之间的关联,以及他们未来从事科学研究职业的意向。科学家身份与大学三年级时的种族身份呈正相关,并预测了大学四年级时从事科学研究职业的意向。科学家身份和种族身份均未预测大学四年级时的自尊(自尊可能会影响科学职业决策)。然而,少数族裔科学培训项目(MSTP)的参与情况影响了科学家身份与自尊之间的关系,以及种族身份(归属感)与科学研究职业意向之间的关系。种族和性别均不是调节变量。结果表明,不同的身份之间可能相互关联,并对非裔美国人和西班牙裔学生,尤其是参与MSTP项目的学生的科学研究职业决策产生独特影响。