Assessing readiness for advancing women scientists using the transtheoretical model
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
6-1-2006
Abstract
The under-representation of women in science, technology, engineering, and math disciplines is of wide interest. In this article we report on the development of new Transtheoretical Model-based measures to assess readiness to take action to advance women scientists. Reliable measures of Stage of Change, Decisional balance, and Self-efficacy were developed with a sample of science faculty from a northeastern university. Theoretical relationships among the constructs were validated and offer support for extending the Transtheoretical Model to this area. These measures are being used as part of a campus-wide initiative to examine the advancement of women scientists before and after a series of interventions. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2006.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Sex Roles
Volume
54
Issue
11-12
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Prochaska, Janice M., Leanne M. Mauriello, Karen J. Sherman, Lisa Harlow, Barbara Silver, and Janet Trubatch. "Assessing readiness for advancing women scientists using the transtheoretical model." Sex Roles 54, 11-12 (2006): 869-880. doi: 10.1007/s11199-006-9053-8.