Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

Files

File List


akron1302706677.pdf (1.15 MB)

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

Understanding Women's Leadership Interests and Goals Using Social Cognitive Career Theory

Hasan, Nadia T.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1302706677

Abstract Details

2011, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Counseling Psychology.
Despite the recent increase of women as leaders and managers, women remain underrepresented in key leadership roles in the United States (Barreto, Ryan, & Schmitt, 2009; Catalyst, 2008; Center for American Women & Politics, 2009; Eagly, 2007). Researchers claim that women are underrepresented in leadership because they face a “labyrinth path” towards leadership (Eagly & Carli, 2007). This study examines women’s interests and goals for leadership to extend the research on women’s leadership development. Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994) is used as a framework to examine a complex path model that includes person input variables (conformity of feminine norms, conformity to masculine norms, feminine personal attributes of leaders, and masculine personal attributes of leaders), contextual influence variables (perceived lifetime sexist experiences and race-related stress) and the key social cognitive variables of women’s leadership self-efficacy, women’s leadership outcome expectations, women’s leadership interests and women’s leadership goals. Path analysis was used to examine the fit of the data for all female, college student participants (N= 224) and for only ethnic minority, female college student participants (N= 170). The proposed models for all participants and for only ethnic minority participants were not a good fit for the data, but there were several significant correlations between the primary variables that did fit within the SCCT model. An examination of the correlations between variables revealed most notably a lack of significant correlations for the moderator variables of perceived lifetime sexist events and race-related stress and the primary variables. Thus, an exploratory model was tested for all participants and only ethnic minority participants that included all the primary variables, but trimmed these moderator variables. These exploratory models for all participants and for only ethnic minority participants were a good fit for the data. Study limitations and recommendations for future research are discussed.
Linda Subich, Dr. (Advisor)
David Tokar, Dr. (Committee Member)
John Queener, Dr. (Committee Member)
Jan Yoder, Dr. (Committee Member)
Susan Olson, Dr. (Committee Member)
216 p.
Clinical Psychology; Counseling Education; Counseling Psychology; Educational Leadership; Educational Psychology; Ethnic Studies; Gender Studies; Higher Education
women's leadership; leadership development; Social Cognitive Career Theory; Latina leadership; leadership self-efficacy; leadership outcome expectations

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Hasan, N. T. (2011). Understanding Women's Leadership Interests and Goals Using Social Cognitive Career Theory [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1302706677

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hasan, Nadia. Understanding Women's Leadership Interests and Goals Using Social Cognitive Career Theory. 2011. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1302706677.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hasan, Nadia. "Understanding Women's Leadership Interests and Goals Using Social Cognitive Career Theory." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1302706677

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

akron1302706677
1,134
© 2011, all rights reserved.
This open access ETD is published by University of Akron and OhioLINK.