{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4385558301","doi":"https://doi.org/10.6007/ijarped/v12-i2/17609","title":"Examining Moderator Factors Influencing Students' Interest in STEM Careers: The Role of Demographic, Family, and Gender","display_name":"Examining Moderator Factors Influencing Students' Interest in STEM Careers: The Role of Demographic, Family, and Gender","publication_year":2023,"publication_date":"2023-06-16","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4385558301","doi":"https://doi.org/10.6007/ijarped/v12-i2/17609"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.6007/ijarped/v12-i2/17609","doi":"https://doi.org/10.6007/ijarped/v12-i2/17609","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.6007/ijarped/v12-i2/17609","pdf_url":"https://hrmars.com/papers_submitted/17609/examining-moderator-factors-influencing-students-interest-in-stem-careers-the-role-of-demographic-family-and-gender.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210173887","display_name":"International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development","issn_l":"2226-6348","issn":["2226-6348","2312-1319"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4322696514","host_organization_name":"Human Resource Management Academic Research Society","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4322696514"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Human Resource Management Academic Research Society"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"diamond","oa_url":"https://hrmars.com/papers_submitted/17609/examining-moderator-factors-influencing-students-interest-in-stem-careers-the-role-of-demographic-family-and-gender.pdf","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5076857343","display_name":"Rashidin Idris","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3466-4695","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3466-4695"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I143923087","display_name":"Sultan Idris Education University","ror":"https://ror.org/005bjd415","country_code":"MY","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I143923087"]}],"countries":["MY"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Rashidin Idris","raw_affiliation_strings":[",","Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":",","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I143923087"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5041916763","display_name":"Priyalatha Govindasamy","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3059-7330","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3059-7330"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I143923087","display_name":"Sultan Idris Education University","ror":"https://ror.org/005bjd415","country_code":"MY","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I143923087"]}],"countries":["MY"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Priyalatha Govindasamy","raw_affiliation_strings":[",","Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":",","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I143923087"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5043658051","display_name":"Suppiah Nachiappan","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I161371597","display_name":"Universiti of Malaysia Sabah","ror":"https://ror.org/040v70252","country_code":"MY","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I161371597"]}],"countries":["MY"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Suppiah Nachiappan","raw_affiliation_strings":[", Faculty of Psychology and Education, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":", Faculty of Psychology and Education, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I161371597"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5091745762","display_name":"Juppri Bacotang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0505-5655","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0505-5655"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I143923087","display_name":"Sultan Idris Education University","ror":"https://ror.org/005bjd415","country_code":"MY","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I143923087"]}],"countries":["MY"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Juppri Bacotang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I143923087"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5076857343"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I143923087"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":2.888,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":14,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.93703312,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":92,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":"12","issue":"2","first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10726","display_name":"Career Development and Diversity","score":0.9980000257492065,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3311","display_name":"Safety Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10726","display_name":"Career Development and Diversity","score":0.9980000257492065,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3311","display_name":"Safety Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13600","display_name":"Science Education and Perceptions","score":0.0019000000320374966,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3204","display_name":"Developmental and Educational Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14033","display_name":"Education in Rural Contexts","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/stem-career-interest","display_name":"STEM career interest","score":0.9589999914169312},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/rural-high-school-students","display_name":"rural high school students","score":0.9549999833106995},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/socioeconomic-class","display_name":"socioeconomic class","score":0.7929999828338623},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/family-background","display_name":"family background","score":0.8930000066757202},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/gender-stereotypes","display_name":"gender stereotypes","score":0.7360000014305115},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/parental-education","display_name":"parental education","score":0.7089999914169312},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/parental-occupation","display_name":"parental occupation","score":0.9369999766349792},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/gender-role-models","display_name":"gender role models","score":0.7400000095367432},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/stem-workforce-diversity","display_name":"STEM workforce diversity","score":0.7540000081062317},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/rural-education","display_name":"rural education","score":0.4790000021457672}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C147077947","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1515895","display_name":"Socioeconomic status","level":3,"score":0.7703222036361694},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778139618","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13440398","display_name":"Workforce","level":2,"score":0.6811429262161255},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C93225998","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1941972","display_name":"Moderation","level":2,"score":0.6179465651512146},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.4212288558483124},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.312138170003891},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.24043741822242737},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77805123","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161272","display_name":"Social psychology","level":1,"score":0.23121121525764465},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C149923435","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37732","display_name":"Demography","level":1,"score":0.11349019408226013},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2908647359","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625603","display_name":"Population","level":2,"score":0.10698568820953369},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.6007/ijarped/v12-i2/17609","doi":"https://doi.org/10.6007/ijarped/v12-i2/17609","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.6007/ijarped/v12-i2/17609","pdf_url":"https://hrmars.com/papers_submitted/17609/examining-moderator-factors-influencing-students-interest-in-stem-careers-the-role-of-demographic-family-and-gender.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210173887","display_name":"International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development","issn_l":"2226-6348","issn":["2226-6348","2312-1319"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4322696514","host_organization_name":"Human Resource Management Academic Research Society","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4322696514"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Human Resource Management Academic Research Society"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:eprints.ums.edu.my:37678","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37678/1/ABSTRACT.pdf","pdf_url":"https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37678/1/ABSTRACT.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400331","display_name":"UMS Institutional Repository (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I161371597","host_organization_name":"Universiti of Malaysia Sabah","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I161371597"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.6007/ijarped/v12-i2/17609","doi":"https://doi.org/10.6007/ijarped/v12-i2/17609","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.6007/ijarped/v12-i2/17609","pdf_url":"https://hrmars.com/papers_submitted/17609/examining-moderator-factors-influencing-students-interest-in-stem-careers-the-role-of-demographic-family-and-gender.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210173887","display_name":"International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development","issn_l":"2226-6348","issn":["2226-6348","2312-1319"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4322696514","host_organization_name":"Human Resource Management Academic Research Society","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4322696514"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Human Resource Management Academic Research Society"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Reduced inequalities","score":0.9629999995231628,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/10"},{"display_name":"Quality education","score":0.9235000014305115,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4"},{"display_name":"Gender equality","score":0.6000000238418579,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/5"},{"display_name":"Decent work and economic growth","score":0.5263000130653381,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/8"}],"study_designs":[{"display_name":"Observational Study","id":"https://openalex.org/study-designs/observational-study"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":true,"pdf":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4385558301.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4385558301.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":36,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2100971833","https://openalex.org/W2262104057","https://openalex.org/W2282801335","https://openalex.org/W2373356477","https://openalex.org/W2623194283","https://openalex.org/W2623329871","https://openalex.org/W2751100806","https://openalex.org/W2759689989","https://openalex.org/W2769862984","https://openalex.org/W2771688232","https://openalex.org/W2791904499","https://openalex.org/W2800511289","https://openalex.org/W2803161954","https://openalex.org/W2839911471","https://openalex.org/W2855822057","https://openalex.org/W2900089933","https://openalex.org/W2902607108","https://openalex.org/W2908303468","https://openalex.org/W2966243637","https://openalex.org/W3002794296","https://openalex.org/W3008936415","https://openalex.org/W3023735167","https://openalex.org/W3030998572","https://openalex.org/W3095974985","https://openalex.org/W3134637743","https://openalex.org/W3139896153","https://openalex.org/W3174182699","https://openalex.org/W3198420032","https://openalex.org/W4200030851","https://openalex.org/W4255032629","https://openalex.org/W4288046635","https://openalex.org/W4308261775","https://openalex.org/W4366003867","https://openalex.org/W4366453624","https://openalex.org/W4367317866","https://openalex.org/W4379229967"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4410332592","https://openalex.org/W4301394410","https://openalex.org/W3117254764","https://openalex.org/W3015018523","https://openalex.org/W2197598678","https://openalex.org/W7220470423","https://openalex.org/W3216183016","https://openalex.org/W4281684383","https://openalex.org/W7105992679","https://openalex.org/W2805910648"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"This":[0],"study":[1],"investigates":[2],"the":[3,23,106,192],"characteristics":[4],"that":[5,42],"influence":[6],"rural":[7,50,74,92,123,152,171,188],"high":[8],"school":[9],"students'":[10,51,124],"interest":[11,52,78,158],"in":[12,14,53,73,100,131,154,161,178,191],"jobs":[13],"Science,":[15],"Technology,":[16],"Engineering,":[17],"and":[18,30,35,63,79,85,98,114,128,144,159,167,182,186],"Mathematics":[19],"(STEM).It":[20],"focuses":[21],"on":[22,32,49,91],"impact":[24,48,90,107],"of":[25,95,108,117,126,194],"socioeconomic":[26,43,71],"class,":[27],"family":[28],"background,":[29],"gender":[31,109,112,142],"their":[33],"ideas":[34],"desires":[36],"for":[37,81,151],"STEM":[38,54,96,132,149,175,184],"jobs.The":[39],"findings":[40],"show":[41],"factors":[44],"have":[45,87],"a":[46,88,115,179],"major":[47],"subjects.Due":[55],"to":[56,59,65,122,136,148,156,173],"enhanced":[57],"access":[58,147],"resources,":[60],"educational":[61],"opportunities,":[62],"exposure":[64],"STEM-related":[66],"activities,":[67],"students":[68],"from":[69],"higher":[70],"backgrounds":[72],"areas":[75,189],"display":[76],"greater":[77],"drive":[80],"STEM.Furthermore,":[82],"parental":[83],"education":[84,150],"occupation":[86],"significant":[89],"children'":[93],"perceptions":[94],"vocations":[97],"self-confidence":[99],"these":[101,164],"domains.The":[102],"report":[103],"also":[104],"emphasises":[105],"dynamics,":[110],"with":[111],"preconceptions":[113],"lack":[116],"diverse":[118],"role":[119],"models":[120],"contributing":[121],"underrepresentation":[125],"girls":[127],"marginalised":[129],"genders":[130],"jobs.It":[133],"is":[134],"critical":[135],"develop":[137],"inclusive":[138],"learning":[139],"settings,":[140],"challenge":[141],"prejudices,":[143],"offer":[145],"equal":[146],"children":[153],"order":[155],"increase":[157],"participation":[160],"STEM.By":[162],"addressing":[163],"concerns,":[165],"educators":[166],"politicians":[168],"can":[169],"encourage":[170],"kids":[172],"pursue":[174],"careers,":[176],"resulting":[177],"more":[180],"diversified":[181],"skilled":[183],"workforce":[185],"propelling":[187],"forward":[190],"face":[193],"technological":[195],"breakthroughs.":[196]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":4}],"updated_date":"2026-11-04T10:54:05.112534","created_date":"2023-08-04T00:00:00"}