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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2015 Nov 2;111(5):745–765. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000075

Table 2.

Effects of URM status, FG status, and Gender on Baseline Measures

HLM Regression


γ F (df) p β t (df) p
Prior GPA
URM −0.16 15.62 (1, 1035) .000 −0.13 3.96 (1035) .000
FG −0.16 15.86 (1, 1035) .000 −0.16 3.99 (1035) .000
URM x FG 0.01 0.06 (1, 1035) .813 0.01 0.23 (1035) .816
Gender 0.06 3.60 (1, 1034) .058 0.06 1.91 (1035) .057
% Free/Reduced Lunch
URM 0.27 45.39 (1, 1035) .000 0.21 6.75 (1035) .000
FG 0.34 72.85 (1, 1035) .000 0.34 8.55 (1035) .000
URM x FG 0.14 11.41 (1, 1035) .002 0.14 3.38 (1035) .001
Gender 0.00 0.01 (1, 1035) .670 0.00 0.08 (1035) .935
Confidence about Performance
URM −0.03 0.44 (1, 1035) .509 −0.02 0.66 (1035) .511
FG −0.02 0.32 (1, 1035) .572 −0.02 0.56 (1035) .579
URM x FG 0.04 0.08 (1, 1035) .773 −0.01 0.29 (1035) .771
Gender 0.25 65.10 (1, 1034) .000 −0.24 8.08 (1035) .000
Interest in Biology
URM 0.06 1.88 (1, 1035) .170 0.05 1.37 (1035) .170
FG 0.05 1.35 (1, 1035) .246 0.05 1.16 (1035) .245
URM x FG 0.02 0.19 (1, 1035) .661 0.02 0.44 (1035) .661
Gender 0.00 0.01 (1, 1035) .910 0.00 0.11 (1035) .910
Perceived Utility Value
URM 0.07 2.56 (1, 1035) .110 0.05 1.60 (1035) .109
FG 0.02 0.23 (1, 1035) .632 0.02 0.48 (1035) .631
URM x FG 0.00 0.00 (1, 1035) .992 0.00 0.01 (1035) .992
Gender −0.08 7.14 (1, 1035) .008 0.08 2.68 (1035) .008
Biology Background
URM −0.09 4.45 (1, 1035) .035 −0.07 2.11 (1035) .035
FG −0.02 0.20 (1, 1035) .655 −0.02 0.45 (1035) .654
URM x FG −0.02 0.26 (1, 1035) .613 −0.02 0.51 (1035) .613
Gender −0.04 1.89 (1, 1035) .169 0.04 1.38 (1035) .169
Belonging Uncertainty
URM −0.01 0.12 (1, 1035) .732 −0.01 0.34 (1035) .732
FG 0.08 3.86 (1, 1035) .050 0.08 1.97 (1035) .049
URM x FG 0.01 0.08 (1, 1035) .775 0.01 0.29 (1035) .774
Gender −0.08 5.86 (1, 1035) .016 0.08 2.42 (1035) .016
Competence Valuation
URM 0.08 4.12 (1, 1035) .043 0.07 2.03 (1035) .042
FG 0.01 0.09 (1, 1035) .761 0.01 0.31 (1035) .761
URM x FG −0.02 0.13 (1, 1035) .714 −0.02 0.37 (1035) .714
Gender −0.13 15.82 (1, 1035) .000 0.12 3.98 (1035) .000
Desire to Contribute
URM 0.08 3.47 (1, 1035) .063 0.06 1.87 (1035) .062
FG 0.01 0.06 (1, 1035) .808 0.01 0.24 (1035) .807
URM x FG −0.03 0.57 (1, 1035) .493 −0.03 0.69 (1035) .492
Gender −0.05 2.25 (1, 1035) .134 0.05 1.50 (1035) .134
Helping Motives
URM 0.20 22.71 (1, 1035) .000 0.15 4.77 (1035) .000
FG 0.21 26.08 (1, 1035) .000 0.21 5.12 (1035) .000
URM x FG 0.09 5.27 (1, 1035) .022 0.09 2.30 (1035) .022
Gender 0.08 7.50 (1, 1035) .006 0.08 2.74 (1035) .006
Independent Motives
URM 0.05 1.49 (1, 1035) .223 0.04 1.25 (1035) .210
FG −0.00 0.00 (1, 1035) .971 −0.00 0.03 (1035) .978
URM x FG 0.07 2.82 (1, 1035) .093 0.07 1.69 (1035) .091
Gender −0.09 9.00 (1, 1034) .003 −0.09 2.98 (1035) .003

Note. URM = Underrepresented Minority (URM = +1, Majority = −1), FG = First-generation (FG = +1, Continuing-generation = −1). Gender (Female = +1, Male = −1).