An Instrument Development Study of Men's Planning for Career and Family: Contributions of Parental Attachment and Gender Role Conflict

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dc.contributor.advisorKurotsuchi Inkelas, Karenen_US
dc.contributor.authorMereish, Ethan H.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentCounseling and Personnel Servicesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-06-20T05:37:55Z
dc.date.available2008-06-20T05:37:55Z
dc.date.issued2008-05-02en_US
dc.description.abstractThe present study first investigated the factor structure and assessed the psychometric properties of a scale that measures the degree to which future family responsibilities are considered by men when making career decisions. The study then examined the contributions of parental attachment and gender role conflict in predicting men's career and family planning. Participants included 205 college men. The findings suggested that two subscales comprise the measure: the Incorporating Future Family in Career Plans subscale (IFFCP; α = .80) and the Choosing a Career Independent of Future Family subscale (CCIFF; α = .80). Convergent validity was supported through a negative correlation among the IFFCP subscale and career aspirations. Discriminant validity was supported, in which the IFFCP subscale lacked a correlation and the CCIFF subscale had a low correlation with the career decision-making self-efficacy. Attachment to father positively predicted incorporating future family considerations in career planning, and gender role conflict in the success, power and competition domain positively predicted choosing a career independent of future family considerations.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/8196
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducation, Social Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducation, Higheren_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Generalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMenen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCareeren_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledFamilyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPlanningen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledInstrumenten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledParental attachmenten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledGender role conflicten_US
dc.titleAn Instrument Development Study of Men's Planning for Career and Family: Contributions of Parental Attachment and Gender Role Conflicten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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