Meslek seçiminde toplumsal cinsiyet rol algısının akademik motivasyon ve kariyer iyimserliği ile ilişkisi: Ebelik öğrencileri perspektifinden bir inceleme

Introduction and Objective: This study was conducted to examine the relationship between gender role perception in career choice and academic motivation and career optimism from the perspective of midwifery students. Materials and Method: The sample of this cross-sectional and correlational study consisted of midwifery students of a university located in the eastern of Turkey.The data were collected by means of “Personal Information Form”, “Role of Gender in Occupational Choice Scale (RGOCS)”, “Academic Motivation Scale (AMS)” and “Career Optimism Scale (COS)”. Results: Egalitarian gender role was found to be effective in students' career choice.The correlation analysis showed that there was a weakly significant negative correlation (p