Academic gender bias and women's behavioral agency self-efficacy

Ancis, J.R.; Phillips, S.D.

doi:10.1002/j.1556-6676.1996.tb02323.x

Academic gender bias and women's behavioral agency self-efficacy

Publication type

journal article

Publication date

1996

Author(s)

Ancis, J.R.

Phillips, S.D.

Publisher

American Counseling Association

Language

English

View point(s)

Theory

Abstract

The relationship between academic gender bias and female students' agentic self-efficacy expectations was examined. Agentic self-efficacy expectations was defined as an individual's beliefs about her ability to successfully engage in proactive educational and career facilitative behaviors. Participants included 67 full-time junior and senior undergraduate women enrolled in traditional, nontraditional and gender-neutral majors. Results revealed that perceived academic gender bias was significantly predictive of agentic self-efficacy expectations, above and beyond the contributions of sex role attitudes, gender concentration of major, and race/ethnicity. Implications for women's career development and future research are discussed.

Journal

Journal of Counseling and Development

ISSN

0748-9633

DOI

10.1002/j.1556-6676.1996.tb02323.x

Volume

75

Issue

2

Pagination

131-137

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0030362950&doi=10.1002%2fj.1556-6676.1996.tb02323.x&partnerID=40&md5=3b5fb313a41a72ff602f244eb937a8ad

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