Five preregistered studies (N = 1934) demonstrate that the prevalent U.S. ideology to "follow your passions" perpetuates academic and occupational gender disparities compared to some other cultural ideologies. Study 1 shows that the follow-your-passions ideology is commonly used by U.S. students in making academic choices. Studies 2-5 find that making the follow-your-passions ideology salient causes greater academic and occupational gender disparities compared to the resources ideology (i.e., the idea that one should pursue a field that leads to high income and job security). In Study 4, the follow-your-passions ideology causes greater gender disparities even when compared to a cultural ideology that aligns more with the female gender role (i.e., communal ideology). In Study 5, a moderated mediation analysis supports the hypothesis that gender disparities are explained by women's versus men's greater tendency to draw upon female role-congruent selves when the follow-your-passions ideology is salient compared to when the resources ideology is salient. Drawing upon female role-congruent selves remains a significant mediator even when accounting for alternative mediators (e.g., appropriateness of ideology for one's gender). The follow-your-passions ideology may not seem explicitly gendered, but it causes greater academic and occupational gender disparities compared to some other cultural ideologies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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与其他文化意识形态相比，追随激情的意识形态是否会导致更大的学术和职业性别差异？

五项预先注册的研究（N = 1934）表明，与其他一些文化意识形态相比，美国盛行的“追随你的激情”意识形态使学术和职业性别差异长期存在。研究一表明，美国学生在做出学术选择时普遍采用追随激情的意识形态。研究2-5发现，与资源意识形态（即人们应该追求一个能带来高收入和工作保障的领域的想法）相比，突出追随你的激情意识形态会导致更大的学术和职业性别差异。在研究 4 中，即使与更符合女性性别角色的文化意识形态（即公共意识形态）相比，追随你的激情意识形态也会导致更大的性别差异。在研究 5 中，有调节的中介分析支持这样的假设：性别差异的解释是，与资源意识形态相比，当追随激情意识形态突出时，女性与男性更倾向于利用女性角色一致的自我。即使考虑到其他中介因素（例如，意识形态对一个人的性别的适当性），利用女性角色一致的自我仍然是一个重要的中介因素。追随激情的意识形态似乎没有明确的性别差异，但与其他一些文化意识形态相比，它会导致更大的学术和职业性别差异。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。