APS
APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Bridging the Gender Gap in STEM: A Longitudinal Study of Affirmation and Belonging Interventions Among Ph.D. Students
- Peter Ruberton
The Pennsylvania State University - Jackson Harper
The Pennsylvania State University - Geoffrey Cohen
Stanford University - Valerie Purdie Greenaway
Columbia University - Joshua Smyth
The Pennsylvania State University - Jonathan Cook
The Pennsylvania State University
Abstract
Attrition from graduate school is a considerable and growing problem among Ph.D. students. Using an EMA approach, this study tested two interventions (values affirmation, belonging) intended to improve the psychological factors contributing to graduate school attrition. Values affirmation increased feelings of belonging in graduate school for women but not men.
Applied Experimental