TABLE 2.
Scale variables measuring perceived STEM encouragement from various sources
| Actor | Items in scale | Cronbach's α |
|---|---|---|
| Mother | How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in math by your mother? (math support) How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in science by your mother? (science support) How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in engineering by your mother? (engineering support) |
0.87 |
| Father | How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in math by your father? (math support) How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in science by your father? (science support) How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in engineering by your father? (engineering support) |
0.93 |
| Girl friends | How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in math by your female friends from school? (math support) How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in science by your female friends from school? (science support) How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in engineering by your female friends from school? (engineering support) |
0.86 |
| Boy friends | How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in math by your male friends from school? (math support) How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in science by your male friends from school? (science support) How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in engineering by your male friends from school? (engineering support) |
0.89 |
| Girl STEM club peers | How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in math by your female peers from STEM club? (math support) How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in science by your female peers from STEM club? (science support) How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in engineering by your female peers from STEM club? (engineering support) |
0.92 |
| Boy STEM club peers | How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in math by your male peers from STEM club? (math support) How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in science by your male peers from STEM club? (science support) How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in engineering by your male peers from STEM club? (engineering support) |
0.95 |
| Girl STEM classmates | How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in math by the girls in your math class? (math support)* How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in science by the girls in your science class? (science support)* |
0.74 |
| Boy STEM classmates | How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in math by the boys in your math class? (math support)* How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in science by the boys in your science class? (science support)* |
0.81 |
| Women STEM teachers | How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in math by your math teacher? (math support)* How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in engineering by your math teacher? (engineering support)* How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in science by your science teacher? (science support)* How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in engineering by your science teacher? (engineering support)* |
0.84 |
| Men STEM teachers | How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in math by your math teacher? (math support)* How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in engineering by your math teacher? (engineering support)* How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in science by your science teacher? (science support)* How much have you personally felt supported and encouraged to do well in engineering by your science teacher? (engineering support)* |
0.76 |
Abbreviation: STEM, Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
*
Denotes items that were asked multiple times for respondents taking more than one class (i.e., one question asked per class taken).