Early Adolescents' Attitudes Towards and Interest in Care-Oriented HEED Professions: Gender Differences and Associations With Academic Achievement

IF 3.2 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Adolescence Pub Date : 2025-07-21 DOI:10.1002/jad.70017

Anne J. Maheux

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Abstract

Introduction

Healthcare, early education, and domestic (HEED) fields refer to feminine-typed care-oriented workforce domains. HEED fields remain dominated by women, yet this disparity and its developmental antecedents are often overlooked. This study investigated factors associated with early adolescents' interest in HEED professions.

Methods

US early adolescent participants (n = 1707; Mage = 12.29; 46% girls, 44% boys, 9.5% another gender identity; 36% Latine, 31% White, 21% Black, 6% Asian/Pacific Islander, 7% multiracial/another race/ethnicity) completed surveys in January and March 2021. Participants indicated their perceived value of HEED and masculine-typed jobs (i.e., how much money people in these jobs should make), interest in these jobs, and fear of negative evaluation. Schools reported STEM and English/Social Studies GPA. Hypotheses were preregistered.

Results

Participants believed that masculine-typed jobs are more valuable than HEED jobs but reported more interest in HEED jobs. Girls (vs. boys) and Asian/Pacific Islander and Black youth (vs. White youth) reported greater interest in HEED careers. Greater perceived value of HEED careers, higher fear of negative evaluation, and lower STEM (but not English/Social Studies) GPA were associated with greater HEED career interest cross-sectionally. Only perceived value of HEED careers and identifying as a girl were associated with HEED career interest in the short-term longitudinal analyses, controlling for baseline levels. Moreover, longitudinal analyses suggested bidirectional associations between HEED career interest and value over time.

Conclusion

Results highlight that both demographic and psychosocial factors among early adolescents may shape later disparities in HEED fields.

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早期青少年对护理导向职业的态度和兴趣：性别差异及其与学业成就的关系。

简介：医疗保健、早期教育和家庭（HEED）领域是指女性类型的以护理为导向的劳动力领域。HEED领域仍然由女性主导，然而这种差异及其发展的原因往往被忽视。本研究探讨了影响早期青少年对职业兴趣的相关因素。方法：美国早期青少年参与者(n = 1707；法师= 12.29；46%的女孩，44%的男孩，9.5%的其他性别认同；36%的拉丁裔、31%的白人、21%的黑人、6%的亚洲/太平洋岛民、7%的多种族/其他种族/族裔在2021年1月和3月完成了调查。参与者表明了他们对男性化工作和男性化工作的感知价值（即，从事这些工作的人应该赚多少钱），对这些工作的兴趣，以及对负面评价的恐惧。学校报告了STEM和英语/社会研究的GPA。假设是预先登记的。结果：参与者认为男性化的工作比男性化的工作更有价值，但对男性化的工作更感兴趣。女孩（相对于男孩）、亚洲/太平洋岛民和黑人青年（相对于白人青年）对HEED职业更感兴趣。更高的感知价值、更高的负面评价恐惧和更低的STEM（但不包括英语/社会研究）GPA与更高的HEED职业兴趣相关。在控制基线水平的短期纵向分析中，只有对女性职业的感知价值和性别认同与女性职业兴趣相关。此外，纵向分析还显示，随着时间的推移，职业兴趣与职业价值之间存在双向关系。结论：研究结果表明，早期青少年的人口统计学和社会心理因素可能会影响后来在HEED领域的差异。

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Journal of Adolescence PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

CiteScore

6.40

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2.60%

发文量

123

期刊介绍： The Journal of Adolescence is an international, broad based, cross-disciplinary journal that addresses issues of professional and academic importance concerning development between puberty and the attainment of adult status within society. It provides a forum for all who are concerned with the nature of adolescence, whether involved in teaching, research, guidance, counseling, treatment, or other services. The aim of the journal is to encourage research and foster good practice through publishing both empirical and clinical studies as well as integrative reviews and theoretical advances.