Leadership Development in Women STEM Students: The Interplay of Task Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, and University Training
This study explores the relationship between task-oriented behaviors, self-efficacy, and leadership emergence in women STEM students, grounded in the context of prototypical leadership theory and self-efficacy theory. Prototypical leadership theory emphasizes the alignment of leadership behaviors wi...
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| description | This study explores the relationship between task-oriented behaviors, self-efficacy, and leadership emergence in women STEM students, grounded in the context of prototypical leadership theory and self-efficacy theory. Prototypical leadership theory emphasizes the alignment of leadership behaviors with group expectations, which, in STEM fields, are often task-oriented. The research examines how task-oriented behaviors, such as planning, decision-making, and supervision, influence women’s self-perception of leadership ability and their subsequent emergence as leaders. Our results show a positive relationship between task-oriented behaviors and self-efficacy and a positive relationship between self-efficacy with leader emergence, with academic experience further ngthening this link. As students’ progress through their programs, engaging in more teamwork and leadership tasks, their self-efficacy enhances, leading to stronger leadership emergence. Also, we found an indirect effect from task-oriented behavior to leader emergence via self-efficacy. These findings have significant implications for fostering leadership in women, particularly in STEM. The study calls for educational programs to enhance opportunities for women to develop these behaviors early on, ensuring their growth into leadership roles in STEM fields. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c7116d9bcce14a57b82f5dcf9b37c4512024-11-26T17:51:38ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2024-11-011411108710.3390/bs14111087Leadership Development in Women STEM Students: The Interplay of Task Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, and University TrainingGiuliani Coluccio0Sebastián Muñoz-Herrera1Elisa Adriasola2Elizabeth Escobar3Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica 1000000, ChileFaculty of Engineering, Universidad del Desarrollo, Concepción 4030000, ChileFacultad de Administración y Economía, Universidad Diego Portales, Huechuraba 8170641, ChileFacultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica 1000000, ChileThis study explores the relationship between task-oriented behaviors, self-efficacy, and leadership emergence in women STEM students, grounded in the context of prototypical leadership theory and self-efficacy theory. Prototypical leadership theory emphasizes the alignment of leadership behaviors with group expectations, which, in STEM fields, are often task-oriented. The research examines how task-oriented behaviors, such as planning, decision-making, and supervision, influence women’s self-perception of leadership ability and their subsequent emergence as leaders. Our results show a positive relationship between task-oriented behaviors and self-efficacy and a positive relationship between self-efficacy with leader emergence, with academic experience further ngthening this link. As students’ progress through their programs, engaging in more teamwork and leadership tasks, their self-efficacy enhances, leading to stronger leadership emergence. Also, we found an indirect effect from task-oriented behavior to leader emergence via self-efficacy. These findings have significant implications for fostering leadership in women, particularly in STEM. The study calls for educational programs to enhance opportunities for women to develop these behaviors early on, ensuring their growth into leadership roles in STEM fields.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/11/1087women leadershiphigher educationleader prototypestructural equation model |
| spellingShingle | Giuliani Coluccio Sebastián Muñoz-Herrera Elisa Adriasola Elizabeth Escobar Leadership Development in Women STEM Students: The Interplay of Task Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, and University Training Behavioral Sciences women leadership higher education leader prototype structural equation model |
| title | Leadership Development in Women STEM Students: The Interplay of Task Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, and University Training |
| title_full | Leadership Development in Women STEM Students: The Interplay of Task Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, and University Training |
| title_fullStr | Leadership Development in Women STEM Students: The Interplay of Task Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, and University Training |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leadership Development in Women STEM Students: The Interplay of Task Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, and University Training |
| title_short | Leadership Development in Women STEM Students: The Interplay of Task Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, and University Training |
| title_sort | leadership development in women stem students the interplay of task behaviors self efficacy and university training |
| topic | women leadership higher education leader prototype structural equation model |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/11/1087 |
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