Joint trajectories of task value in multiple subject domains : From both variable- and pattern-centered perspectives
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Guo, Jiesi, Wang, Ming-Te, Ketonen, Elina E., Eccles, Jacquelynne S. and Salmela-Aro, Katariina. (2018). Joint trajectories of task value in multiple subject domains : From both variable- and pattern-centered perspectives. Contemporary Educational Psychology. 55, pp. 139-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2018.10.004
Authors | Guo, Jiesi, Wang, Ming-Te, Ketonen, Elina E., Eccles, Jacquelynne S. and Salmela-Aro, Katariina |
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Abstract | This study used variable- and pattern-centered approaches to better capture the impact of adolescents’ joint developmental trajectories of subjective task values (STVs) in three domains (Finnish, math and science, and social subject) from grades 9 to 11 on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) aspirations at four years postsecondary school and STEM participation at six years postsecondary school (N = 849 Finnish youth; 52.1% female; 99% native Finnish). Results showed that while adolescents’ average STVs in different domains remained stable, three differential joint STV trajectories emerged across domains. Individual changes of STVs in one domain shaped STVs in other domains to form unique relative STV hierarchies within subgroups that impacted long-term STEM aspirations and participation. Gender differences in STV trajectory profile distributions partially explained the overall underrepresentation of women in STEM fields. This study is among the first to incorporate multiple domains and explore how STVs fluctuate over time in both homogeneous and heterogeneous fashions. These findings underscore the importance of examining heterogeneity in motivational trajectories across domains. |
Keywords | expectancy-value theory; task values; gender gap; STEM; career choice |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Contemporary Educational Psychology |
Journal citation | 55, pp. 139-154 |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
ISSN | 0361-476X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2018.10.004 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85054641212 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Page range | 139-154 |
Funder | Academy of Finland |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Author's accepted manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 09 Oct 2018 |
Grant ID | 273872 |
308351 | |
307598 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8v086/joint-trajectories-of-task-value-in-multiple-subject-domains-from-both-variable-and-pattern-centered-perspectives
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