Girls and Boys Typically Have Similar Math Value Beliefs: Replication Evidence Across Historical Time, High School, and Racial/Ethnic Groups
Overall, we did not find strong evidence for meaningful gender differences in adolescents' math value beliefs overall. We did find meaningful gender differences in the oldest data set (CAB). When examined within each racial/ethnic group, we found no evidence of gender differences in math value beliefs among Black or Latine adolescents, but some differences among Asian and White adolescents. The findings align with the gender similarities hypothesis, suggesting adolescent girls and boys had similar math value beliefs.
Authors
- Jacquelynne S. Eccles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6405-9330)
- Charlott Rubach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0451-6429)
- Christine R. Starr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8662-0387)
- Glona Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4585-3456)
- Nayssan Safavian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7765-2363)
- Anna‐Lena Dicke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8816-455X)
- Yannan Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3949-5488)
- Sandra D. Simpkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6053-4827)
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- University of Rostock (DE)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Adolescence
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12456
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12
Funders
- National Science Foundation