TABLE 5.
Bivariate correlations among the survey variables
| Measuresa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6a | 6b | 6c | 6d | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. SE-Acad | — | ||||||||||
| 2. SE-task | 0.54 | — | |||||||||
| 3. Sci ident | 0.48 | 0.47 | — | ||||||||
| 4. Expect car | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.50 | — | |||||||
| 5. Belong univ | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.31 | — | ||||||
| 6. Belong STEM | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.61 | — | |||||
| 6a. Mem | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.55 | 0.77 | — | ||||
| 6b. Accept | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.60 | 0.93 | 0.68 | — | |||
| 6c. Affect | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.45 | 0.87 | 0.57 | 0.73 | — | ||
| 6d. Fade | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.41 | 0.69 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.51 | — | |
| 7. Leave | −0.33 | −0.25 | −0.39 | −0.50 | −0.18 | −0.34 | −0.39 | −0.27 | −0.24 | −0.31 | — |
a1. Academic self-efficacy in STEM; 2. STEM task-related self-efficacy; 3. science identity; 4. positive expectancy for STEM career; 5. belonging to the university; 6. belonging to STEM community; 6a. belonging to STEM community (membership subscale); 6b. belonging to STEM community (acceptance subscale); 6c. belonging to STEM community (affect subscale); 6d. belonging to STEM community (desire to fade subscale; reverse-scored); 7. intention to leave STEM major.
All correlations significant at the p < 0.01 level.