@misc{9235180,
  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}},
}