Numeracy Gender Gap in STEM Higher Education: The Role of Neuroticism and Math Anxiety.
big five
mathematics
non-cognitive factors
personality
undergraduate students
Journal
Frontiers in psychology
ISSN: 1664-1078
Titre abrégé: Front Psychol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101550902
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
17
01
2022
accepted:
29
04
2022
entrez:
20
6
2022
pubmed:
21
6
2022
medline:
21
6
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The under-representation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) is ubiquitous and understanding the roots of this phenomenon is mandatory to guarantee social equality and economic growth. In the present study, we investigated the contribution of non-cognitive factors that usually show higher levels in females, such as math anxiety (MA) and neuroticism personality trait, to numeracy competence, a core component in STEM studies. A sample of STEM undergraduate students, balanced for gender (
Identifiants
pubmed: 35719488
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.856405
pmc: PMC9204305
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
856405Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Lunardon, Cerni and Rumiati.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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