College education and motherhood as components of self-concept: Discrepancies between implicit and explicit assessments

Devos, Thierry; Diaz, Priscila; Viera, Erin; Dunn, Roger

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“…Participants' ages ranged from 17 to 46 years old; the median age was 18 years old. Two participants who had children (one man and one woman) were not included in the analyses because previous research revealed reliable variations as a function of whether participants had children or not (Devos et al 2007a). Participants who had no children were asked to indicate the number of years until they planned to have children.…”

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“…Participants also completed two scales assessing independently their identification with parenthood (α=.93) and college education (α=.76; Devos et al 2007a). Sample items for the scale measuring identification with parenthood included: "When I think about wanting to raise a family I feel good about myself;" "I would be very upset if I did not start a family of my own;" "I find the idea of being a parent to be very appealing;" and "I don't need to be a parent to fulfill my potential" (reversed item).…”

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“…An important, yet untested, assumption in the studies conducted by Devos et al (2007a) was that the importance of family aspirations in the implicit self-concept of college women was a reflection of gendered expectations. According to social role theory , the differential roles ascribed to men and women in the family and work spheres foster gender stereotypes by which each gender is expected to possess characteristics that equip people to function adequately in their gender role (see also Hoffman and Hurst 1990).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Conversely, the confluence of identification with women and gender stereotypes (math ≠ women) is related to a weaker identification with math . Consistencies in implicit associations have been documented in a variety of domains (Devos and Cruz Torres 2007;Devos et al 2007a;Dunham et al 2007;Lane et al 2005;Rudman and Goodwin 2004).…”

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“…Recently, a program of research was initiated to examine the extent to which the concepts "college education" and "motherhood" were incorporated in the self-concept of women currently pursuing a college degree (Devos et al 2007a). In a series of three studies, female college students completed explicit measures and Implicit Association Tests (IATs, Greenwald et al 1998) assessing the strength of their identification with college education and motherhood.…”

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The Role of Parenthood and College Education in the Self-Concept of College Students: Explicit and Implicit Assessments of Gendered Aspirations

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This research examined the extent to which parenthood and college education are incorporated into the self-concept of college students. A US sample of undergraduates (90 men, 87 women) attending a large and ethnically diverse university completed explicit and implicit measures of identification with "parenthood" and "college education," associations between these concepts and gender categories, and gender identification. Explicitly, men and women identified strongly with college education. Implicitly, women identified equally with parenthood and college education, whereas men identified more strongly with college education. In addition, implicit measures revealed that traditional gender roles accounted for a stronger identification with parenthood for participants who displayed a female identity and a stronger identification with college education for participants who displayed a male identity.

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Influence of motherhood on the implicit academic self-concept of female college students: Distinct effects of subtle exposure to cues and directed thinking

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Despite notable steps toward gender equality and significant changes in gender roles, women continue to face tension between academic aspirations and the more traditional role of caregiver. The goal of the present research was to examine how this conflict might be revealed through assessments of associations that cannot be consciously controlled. In two experiments, college women completed implicit association tasks measuring the strength of their academic identification. Experiment 1 (N=55) showed that implicit academic identification was weaker when motherhood cues were present (rather than absent). In Experiment 2 (N=73), implicit academic identification was weaker when participants reflected on their aspirations to become a college graduate rather than aspirations to be a mother. These findings emphasize the malleability of the implicit academic selfconcept. More precisely, they document that subtle exposure to cues and more deliberate thought processes produce distinct effects. This research contributes to a better understanding of contextual influences on the academic self-concept of college women and their potential implications for academic performances.Do women who pursue a college education still experience tension between academic ambitions and aspirations to start a family? Research conducted in the 1980's indicated that college women expressed some apprehension about harmonizing their career goals and the more traditional role of caregiver, but they hoped to balance these roles by delaying childbirth

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College education and motherhood as components of self-concept: Discrepancies between implicit and explicit assessments

Cited by 13 publications

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The Role of Parenthood and College Education in the Self-Concept of College Students: Explicit and Implicit Assessments of Gendered Aspirations

The Role of Parenthood and College Education in the Self-Concept of College Students: Explicit and Implicit Assessments of Gendered Aspirations

Influence of motherhood on the implicit academic self-concept of female college students: Distinct effects of subtle exposure to cues and directed thinking

Understanding customer behavior in name-brand Korean coffee shops: The role of self-congruity and functional congruity

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