Concerns about family life push some students away from a career in science or lead them away from particular career paths within science. Religion has been shown to have an influence on individuals’ values concerning both family and work. This study uses data from a survey of U.S. graduate students in five science disciplines to estimate a structural equation model examining paths between religiosity, work and family values, and intent to pursue different careers within science. The analysis finds that religiosity is positively associated with the importance placed on family and, through this mediator, is associated with a lower intent to pursue research‐focused academic jobs and higher intent to pursue teaching‐focused academic jobs. We discuss the implications of these findings, particularly as the analysis shows that women and some racial and ethnic minority students are more religious than their male and white peers.

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理科研究生的宗教，家庭和职业

对家庭生活的担忧使一些学生脱离了科学职业，或者使他们脱离了科学内的特定职业道路。事实证明，宗教信仰会影响个人在家庭和工作方面的价值观。这项研究使用了来自五门科学学科的美国研究生的调查数据，以估算结构方程模型，以考察宗教，工作和家庭价值观之间的路径，以及在科学领域从事不同职业的意图。分析发现，宗教信仰与对家庭的重视程度呈正相关，通过这种调解人，宗教信仰与从事研究型学术工作的意愿较低，而从事以教学为主的学术工作的意愿较高。我们讨论了这些发现的含义，