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Conscientiousness as a Predictor of the Gender Gap in Academic Achievement
| العنوان: | Conscientiousness as a Predictor of the Gender Gap in Academic Achievement |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Verbree, Anne-Roos, Hornstra, Lisette, Maas, Lientje, Wijngaards-de Meij, Leoniek |
| المصدر: | Research in Higher Education. May 2023 64(3):451-472. |
| الإتاحة: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 22 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2023 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Academic Achievement, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, College Students, Ethnicity |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | Netherlands |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11162-022-09716-5 |
| تدمد: | 0361-0365 1573-188X |
| مستخلص: | In recent decades, female students have been more successful in higher education than their male counterparts in the United States and other industrialized countries. A promising explanation for this gender gap are differences in personality, particularly higher levels of conscientiousness among women. Using Structural Equation Modeling on data from 4719 Dutch university students, this study examined to what extent conscientiousness can account for the gender gap in achievement. We also examined whether the role of conscientiousness in accounting for the gender gap differed for students with a non-dominant ethnic background compared to students with a dominant ethnic background. In line with our expectations, we found that conscientiousness fully mediated the gender gap in achievement, even when controlling for prior achievement in high school. This was the case among both groups of students. These findings provide insight into the mechanisms underlying the gender gap in achievement in postsecondary education settings. The current study suggests that the use of conscientiousness measures in university admission procedures may disadvantage male students. Instead, the use of such measures may be a fruitful way to identify those students who may benefit from interventions to improve their conscientiousness. Future research could examine how conscientiousness can be fostered among students who are low in conscientiousness. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1374530 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s11162-022-09716-5 |