Table 3 Factor analysis for Friends and family; Teachers and mentors; Popular culture
From: Factors influencing minority student decisions to consider a career in evolutionary biology
General construct | Item | Factor | Loadings |
|---|---|---|---|
Friends and family | Please rate the importance of each of the following people or factors in informing you about career choices | Parent or guardian | 0.6 |
Other family member | 0.568 | ||
Community member | 0.456 | ||
Pop culture | 0.4 | ||
Rate the influence of each of the following factors on your choice of career path. | Support or influence of a family member | 0.597 | |
Forced into by family or loved one | 0.447 | ||
How would you rate the support for your current work in your scientific discipline? | From your parent(s) or guardian(s) | 0.46 | |
From your sibling(s) | 0.459 | ||
From other family member(s) | 0.408 | ||
From your peer(s) | 0.384 | ||
From coworker(s) | 0.349 | ||
From other community members | 0.419 | ||
How would you rate the disapproval to your current work in your scientific discipline? | From your parent(s) or guardian(s) | 0.788 | |
From your sibling(s) | 0.767 | ||
From other family member(s) | 0.81 | ||
From your peer(s) | 0.715 | ||
From coworker(s) | 0.661 | ||
From other community members | 0.657 | ||
Teachers and mentors | Please rate the importance of each of the following people or factors in informing you about career choices | High school teacher or instructor | 0.568 |
High school advisor | 0.444 | ||
Undergraduate instructor | 0.53 | ||
Undergraduate advisor | 0.557 | ||
| Â | Rate the influence of each of the following factors on your choice of career path. | Support or influence of a non-related mentor | 0.509 |
| Â | How would you rate the support for your current work in your scientific discipline? | From your teacher(s) | 0.601 |
From your mentor(s) | 0.603 | ||
From your role model(s) | 0.585 | ||
| Â | How would you rate the disapproval to your current work in your scientific discipline? | From your teacher(s) | 0.69 |
From your mentor(s) | 0.749 | ||
From your role model(s) | 0.706 | ||
Popular culture | Please rate the importance of each of the following people or factors in informing you about career choices | Popular culture (e.g. TV, movies) | 0.713 |
News | 0.701 | ||
Rate the influence of each of the following factors on your choice of career path | Visits to science museums, aquaria, planetariums, nature preserves | 0.384 | |
Popular media or personalities (e.g. NOVA, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye) | 0.544 |