Table 2 Descriptive statistics and correlations of study variables

1. Self-efficacy in STEM

–

2. Interest in STEM

0.67***

–

3. Academic and career aspirations in STEM

0.63***

0.75***

–

4. Traditional gender role beliefs

0.11***

0.14***

0.13***

–

5. Conformity to social norms

0.14***

0.03

0.06**

0.06**

–

Cronbach’s α

0.67

0.94

0.78

0.87

0.72

Range

1–5

1–5

1–5

1–5

1–4

Mean

3.56

3.45

3.28

3.08

2.99

SD

0.81

1.10

0.97

0.82

0.55