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Att se sig själv som ingenjör: En kvantitativ studie om ungas karriärmål och intresse för ingenjörsyrket

Enoksson, Clara LU and Kolmodin, Elsa LU (2026) PSYK12 20261
Department of Psychology
Abstract (Swedish)
Framtida samhällsutmaningar och ett ökat behov av teknisk kompetens gör det viktigt att förstå hur en bredare grupp unga kan attraheras till ingenjörsyrket. Föreliggande studie undersöker hur olika framställningar av en ingenjörsroll påverkar ungas intresse för yrket. Studien utgår från målkongruensteorin som förklarar att karriärintresse påverkas av huruvida individer uppfattar att ett yrke kan uppfylla deras personliga mål. Teorin har traditionellt fokuserat på agentiska och kommunala karriärmål. I denna studie utvidgas ramverket genom att även inkludera en miljörelaterad måldimension. En kvantitativ mellangruppsdesign med experimentella inslag användes. Deltagarna tilldelades slumpmässigt en av tre rollbeskrivningar av ett... (More)
Framtida samhällsutmaningar och ett ökat behov av teknisk kompetens gör det viktigt att förstå hur en bredare grupp unga kan attraheras till ingenjörsyrket. Föreliggande studie undersöker hur olika framställningar av en ingenjörsroll påverkar ungas intresse för yrket. Studien utgår från målkongruensteorin som förklarar att karriärintresse påverkas av huruvida individer uppfattar att ett yrke kan uppfylla deras personliga mål. Teorin har traditionellt fokuserat på agentiska och kommunala karriärmål. I denna studie utvidgas ramverket genom att även inkludera en miljörelaterad måldimension. En kvantitativ mellangruppsdesign med experimentella inslag användes. Deltagarna tilldelades slumpmässigt en av tre rollbeskrivningar av ett ingenjörsyrke: en kommunal, en agentisk eller en miljörelaterad framställning, och fick därefter ange sitt intresse för det presenterade yrket. Det slutgiltiga urvalet bestod av 181 deltagare, varav 88 var kvinnor och 93 män. Deltagarna var mellan 16 och 28 år gamla. Resultaten analyserades med en tvåvägs-ANOVA och visade ingen signifikant huvudeffekt av framställning eller kön, och inte heller någon signifikant interaktion mellan framställning och kön. Detta innebär att intresset för ingenjörsrollen inte skilde sig signifikant beroende på hur rollen framställdes, samt att framställningarna inte påverkade de kvinnliga och manliga deltagarna på olika sätt. Resultaten skiljer sig därmed från tidigare forskning inom målkongruensteorin. Detta kan tyda på att framställningarna i denna studie inte var tillräckliga för att påverka deltagarnas intresse. Med ett större urval, ännu tydligare framställningar eller upprepade exponeringar hade resultatet möjligen kunnat bli annorlunda. Föreliggande studie belyser därmed vikten av fortsatt forskning inom området. (Less)
Abstract
Future societal challenges and the need for technical competence highlight the importance of understanding how engineering can attract a broader group of young people. The present study examines how different framings of an engineering role influence young people’s interest in the occupation. The study was based on Goal Congruity Theory, which suggests that career interest is shaped by whether people perceive an occupation as able to fulfill their personal goals. The theory has traditionally focused on agentic and communal goals. In this study, the framework was extended by including an environmental goal dimension. A quantitative between-subjects design with experimental elements was used. The participants were randomly assigned to read... (More)
Future societal challenges and the need for technical competence highlight the importance of understanding how engineering can attract a broader group of young people. The present study examines how different framings of an engineering role influence young people’s interest in the occupation. The study was based on Goal Congruity Theory, which suggests that career interest is shaped by whether people perceive an occupation as able to fulfill their personal goals. The theory has traditionally focused on agentic and communal goals. In this study, the framework was extended by including an environmental goal dimension. A quantitative between-subjects design with experimental elements was used. The participants were randomly assigned to read one of the three engineering role descriptions: a communal, an agentic or an environmentally related framing, and then indicate their interest in the presented job. The final sample consisted of 181 participants, including 88 women and 93 men. Participants were between 16 and 28 years old. The results were analyzed using a two-way ANOVA and showed no significant main effect of framing or gender, nor a significant interaction between them. Thus, interest in the engineering role did not differ significantly depending on framing, and women and men were not affected differently. These results differ from previous research on Goal Congruity Theory. This may suggest that the framings used in the study were not sufficient to influence participants’ interest. With a larger sample, even clearer framings or repeated exposure, the results may have differed. The study therefore highlights the need for continued research. (Less)
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Enoksson, Clara LU and Kolmodin, Elsa LU
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course
PSYK12 20261
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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keywords
STEM, ingenjörsyrket, karriärmål, målkongruensteorin, kön, yrkesintresse, miljörelaterade mål, engineering, career goals, Goal Congruity Theory, gender, occupation interest, environmental goals
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Swedish
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9235180
date added to LUP
2026-06-17 09:18:41
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2026-06-17 09:18:41
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  abstract     = {{Future societal challenges and the need for technical competence highlight the importance of understanding how engineering can attract a broader group of young people. The present study examines how different framings of an engineering role influence young people’s interest in the occupation. The study was based on Goal Congruity Theory, which suggests that career interest is shaped by whether people perceive an occupation as able to fulfill their personal goals. The theory has traditionally focused on agentic and communal goals. In this study, the framework was extended by including an environmental goal dimension. A quantitative between-subjects design with experimental elements was used. The participants were randomly assigned to read one of the three engineering role descriptions: a communal, an agentic or an environmentally related framing, and then indicate their interest in the presented job. The final sample consisted of 181 participants, including 88 women and 93 men. Participants were between 16 and 28 years old. The results were analyzed using a two-way ANOVA and showed no significant main effect of framing or gender, nor a significant interaction between them. Thus, interest in the engineering role did not differ significantly depending on framing, and women and men were not affected differently. These results differ from previous research on Goal Congruity Theory. This may suggest that the framings used in the study were not sufficient to influence participants’ interest. With a larger sample, even clearer framings or repeated exposure, the results may have differed. The study therefore highlights the need for continued research.}},
  author       = {{Enoksson, Clara and Kolmodin, Elsa}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Att se sig själv som ingenjör: En kvantitativ studie om ungas karriärmål och intresse för ingenjörsyrket}},
  year         = {{2026}},
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