Date of Project
4-30-2020
Document Type
Honors Thesis
School Name
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Major Advisor
Dr. Christy Wolfe
Second Advisor
Dr. Ainsley Lambert-Swain
Third Advisor
Dr. Hank Rothgerber
Abstract
When entering higher education, young adults are presented with a multitude of choice. Choosing a major, let alone a career, is a daunting task. In this thesis, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers are the focus. Why is it that, in modern day, there are still great disparities among women and sexual minorities within STEM? Women and sexual minorities have the interest; the issue lies within social support, as well as assumed gender roles. This thesis explores how differing measures of gender (in order to capture a participant's gender identity and gender expression) are vital to understanding more of their experience, and the role that this social identity piece plays within their choices. Due to the timing of data collection and analysis, this thesis presents preliminary data, as well as suggestions for future research.
Recommended Citation
Phelps, Kasey, "Social Support, Self-Efficacy, and Academic Outcomes in College Students" (2020). Undergraduate Theses. 50.
https://scholarworks.bellarmine.edu/ugrad_theses/50