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

Autor/inn/en	Höhne, Elisabeth; Zander, Lysann
Titel	Sources of male and female students' belonging uncertainty in the computer sciences. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Quellen der Unsicherheit bezüglich der Zugehörigkeit von Studenten und Studentinnen der Informatikwissenschaften.
Quelle	In: Frontiers in psychology, (2019) 10, 13 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1664-1078
DOI	10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01740
Schlagwörter	Soziale Identität; Zugehörigkeit; Selbstkonzept; Selbstwirksamkeit; Soziale Integration; Geschlechtsspezifischer Unterschied; Informatik; Ungewissheit; Minderheit; Student
Abstract	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. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2025/3