• Attitudes towards mathematics, achievement, and drop-out intentions among STEM and Non-STEM students in Norway 

      Óturai, Gabriella; Riener, Cordian; Martiny, Sarah (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-22)
      High mathematical ability is central in many domains. In the present study, we investigated relations between students’ high school mathematics background and current study program, and various mathematics-related outcomes. We expected that students who had attended higher-level mathematics courses in high school would report more positive attitudes towards mathematics and higher achievement in ...
    • Does the Stereotypicality of Mothers’ Occupation Influence Children’s Communal Occupational Aspirations and Communal Orientation? 

      Kvalø, Marie; Olsen, Marte; Thorsteinsen, Kjærsti; Olsson, Maria; Martiny, Sarah (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-16)
      Career development is a lifelong process that starts in infancy and is shaped by a number of different factors during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Even though career development is shaped through life, relatively little is known about the predictors of occupational aspirations in childhood. Therefore, in the present work we investigate how the stereotypicality of a mother’s occupation ...
    • Gender at Work Across Nations: Men and Women Working in Male-Dominated and Female-Dominated Occupations are Differentially Associated with Agency and Communion 

      Froehlich, Laura; Olsson, Maria; Dorrough, Angela R.; Martiny, Sarah (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-24)
      Occupational gender segregation is a worldwide phenomenon. Research from Western regions such as the United States and Europe shows that the observation of occupational gender segregation can perpetuate gender stereotypes (social role theory; men are ascribed agentic traits, whereas women are ascribed communal traits). However, predictions from social role theory have not been well‐tested in non‐Western ...
    • Mothers’ Domestic Responsibilities and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Lockdown: The Moderating Role of Gender Essentialist Beliefs About Parenthood 

      Thorsteinsen, Kjærsti; Parks-Stamm, Elizabeth J.; Kvalø, Marie; Olsen, Marte; Martiny, Sarah (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-05)
      The present work investigates how the increased domestic responsibilities created by the Spring 2020 lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway and gender ideologies relate to the well-being of mothers with elementary school children. In June 2020, we conducted a cross-sectional online study including current and retrospective measures with 180 mothers (M<sub>age</sub> = 39.96 years, SD = 6.11) of ...