Table 2 The results of correlations and standard deviations of each variable.

From: Factors influencing student interest in STEM careers: motivational, cognitive, and socioeconomic status

 

STEM

S

M

T

E

SK

MK

ME

FE

FI

AA

SE

OE

STEM

1

            

S

0.73**

1

           

M

0.76**

0.55**

1

          

T

0.77**

0.37**

0.41**

1

         

E

0.79**

0.34**

0.38**

0.59**

1

        

SK

0.67**

0.92**

0.53**

0.35**

0.30**

1

       

MK

0.70**

0.53**

0.90**

0.36**

0.36**

0.53**

1

      

ME

0.17**

0.15**

0.06

0.22**

0.09*

0.13**

0.06

1

     

FE

0.09*

0.11**

0.02

0.13**

0.03

0.09*

0.01

0.60**

1

    

FI

0.09*

0.13**

0.01

0.11**

0.04

0.11**

0.01

0.51**

0.45**

1

   

AA

0.34**

0.32**

0.27**

0.28**

0.19**

0.40**

0.30**

0.07**

0.07**

0.10**

1

  

SE

0.87**

0.67**

0.68**

0.65**

0.66**

0.63**

0.62**

0.13**

0.07**

0.07

0.32**

1

 

OE

0.89**

0.66**

0.67**

0.71**

0.68**

0.60**

0.60**

0.16**

0.08*

0.07

0.31**

0.70**

1

Means/Modes

156.85

39.97

38.47

42.66

35.75

237.71

77.35

3.00

3.00

4.50

84.63

28.14

30.02

SD

27.43

8.61

8.63

8.25

10.45

30.24

12.00

–

–

–

7.30

5.17

5.30

  1. STEM STEM career interest, S science career interest, M mathematics career interest, T technology career interest, E engineering career interest, SK science knowledge, MK mathematics knowledge, ME mothers’ education, FE fathers’ education, FI family income, AA academic achievement, SE self-efficacy, OE outcome expectation.
  2. **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05.
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