The aim of this research was to determine the extent to which parents' STEM careers can explain the vocational interests of senior high school students. The sample included 463 students (33% male) who provided information on their parents' occupations and completed a vocational interest questionnaire (PGI-S) through a larger online survey. As a measure of STEM interest, we used scores on the following PGI scales: Data Processing, Mechanical, Nature/Outdoors, and Things. Parents' occupations were coded into STEM and non-STEM categories. The results indicate significantly higher STEM interests in young men, with the exception of interest on the Nature/Outdoors scale. Small effects of father's occupation were found on the Things, Data Processing, and Mechanical scales. An analysis of the interaction between parents' occupations showed that on certain interest scales, the positive effect of the father's STEM occupation was present only if the mother had a STEM occupation. The effects of parental occupations did not differ for male and female students. The results outline the significance of parental STEM occupations as a form of STEM capital, the importance of examining the influence of both parents, and the heterogeneity of student STEM interests.

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高中生的父母职业与STEM职业兴趣

这项研究的目的是确定父母的STEM职业可以在多大程度上解释高中生的职业兴趣。样本包括463名学生（33％的男性），他们提供了有关父母职业的信息，并通过较大的在线调查完成了职业兴趣调查表（PGI-S）。为了衡量对STEM的兴趣，我们使用了以下PGI量表的分数：数据处理，机械，自然/室外和事物。父母的职业分为STEM和非STEM类别。结果表明，除了对自然/户外量表的兴趣外，年轻人对STEM的兴趣明显更高。在事物，数据处理和机械量表上发现了父亲职业的微小影响。父母之间互动的分析 职业表明，在一定的兴趣尺度上，父亲的STEM职业只有在母亲具有STEM职业的情况下才会产生积极作用。父母职业对男性和女性学生的影响没有差异。结果概述了父母STEM职业作为STEM资本形式的重要性，考察父母双方影响力的重要性以及学生STEM兴趣的异质性。