Abstract
In the current study, the relationship between gender role conflict, professional role confidence, and intentional persistence was examined using data from a survey of male and female Chinese engineering students. Intentional persistence was significantly associated with gender role conflict and professional role confidence; however, the pattern of associations differed for males and females. For male students, gender role conflict and professional role confidence were associated with intentional persistence; however, for female students, the association between professional role confidence and intentional persistence was moderated by gender role conflict.
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1 Traditional engineering, developed in the early stage of the industrial revolution (before the twentieth century), includes architecture, mechanics, and electrical engineering. Modern engineering, developed in the twentieth century, includes aerospace, vehicle, industrial design, and computer and information science (Grayson Citation1977).
2 Registered permanent residence. In China, there are two different Hukou systems: Hukou registered in rural areas and Hukou registered in urban areas.