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June 13, 2026Frontiers in SociologyOpen Access

The influence of parents gender attitudes on students career choices: a sociocultural analysis

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AZAbikenov ZharkynbekZSZhuzeyev SerikkhanSMSyzdykova Makhpal

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Overview

Randomized trial investigates how parents' gender beliefs affect students' career choices, suggesting a shift in counseling approach.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore how traditional gender beliefs held by parents influence the career decisions made by students in Kazakhstan.
  • Cross-sectional quantitative design involving 701 university students.
  • Used Pearson's correlation, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and linear regression methods for analysis.
  • Tested hypotheses regarding the association between parental gender attitudes and students' career interference.
  • Significant positive relationship found between traditional parental attitudes and their directive intervention (r = 0.427, p < 0.001).
  • Regression model explained 18.2% of the variance in parental influence (β = 0.427).
  • Career choices influenced more by social approval than individual abilities, highlighting the need for a family-oriented approach to counseling.

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Zharkynbek et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2cf2a9faef96ed7f05560fhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2026.1845411
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