Sources of male and female students' belonging uncertainty in the computer sciences

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Höhne, E.; Zander, L.: Sources of male and female students' belonging uncertainty in the computer sciences. In: Frontiers in Psychology 10 (2019), 1740. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01740

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Belonging uncertainty, defined as the general concern about the quality of one's social relationships in an academic setting, has been found to be an important determinant of academic achievement and persistence. However, to date, only little research investigated the sources of belonging uncertainty. To address this research gap, we examined three potential sources of belonging uncertainty in a sample of undergraduate computer science students in Germany (N = 449) and focused on (a) perceived affective and academic exclusion by fellow students, (b) domain-specific academic self-efficacy beliefs, and (c) perception of one's individual performance potential compared to that of fellow students in the field. Perceived affective and academic exclusion by fellow students and domain-specific academic self-efficacy beliefs were significant predictors of female students' uncertainty about belonging in computer science. The perception of one's individual performance potential in comparison to that of fellow students, however, was a relevant predictor of both male and female students' belonging uncertainty in computer science. Our findings imply an expanded view of the theoretical concept of belonging uncertainty that goes beyond mere concerns of social connectedness.
License of this version: CC BY 4.0 Unported
Document Type: Article
Publishing status: publishedVersion
Issue Date: 2019
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1 image of flag of Germany Germany 165 67.90%
2 image of flag of United States United States 43 17.70%
3 image of flag of Russian Federation Russian Federation 7 2.88%
4 image of flag of China China 7 2.88%
5 image of flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic 6 2.47%
6 image of flag of No geo information available No geo information available 3 1.23%
7 image of flag of Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Islamic Republic of 2 0.82%
8 image of flag of Ukraine Ukraine 1 0.41%
9 image of flag of Taiwan Taiwan 1 0.41%
10 image of flag of Philippines Philippines 1 0.41%
    other countries 7 2.88%

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