Gender differences in high school students’ interest in STEM careers: a multi-group comparison based on structural equation model

International Journal of STEM Education

Table 5 Regression analysis of EF and ISC

Independent variable	Male (N = 549)			Female (N = 583)
Independent variable	β	t	p	β	t	p
Formal Learning Experiences (FLE)	0.024	0.583	0.560	0.010	0.234	0.815
Informal Learning Experiences (ILE)	0.143	3.194	0.001^**	0.043	0.946	0.345
Social Support (SS)	0.329	7.223	^***	0.279	6.312	^***
Media	0.295	7.350	^***	0.387	9.800	^***
R²	0.448			0.375
F	110.242^***			86.515^***

^***p < 0.001, ^**p < 0.01; F means Ratio of mean square between groups to mean square within groups