COLLEGE MAJOR CHOICE: An Analysis of Person–Environment Fit

By Stephen R. Porter, Paul D. Umbach. 2006

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Core self-evaluation and life satisfaction: The person-environment fit perspective (2015, background): “Such types of fit are congruent with university students’ situations, and may intensively capture students’ psychological processes related to P-E fit (Porter & Umbach, 2006).”
College Student Pathways to the STEM Disciplines (2013, background): “…plays in determining major choice, based primarily on the notion that students tend to select a subject concentration based on the expectation that they will succeed in that subject (Astin 1993; Britner, 2008; Eccles, 1987; Hackett & Betz, 1989; Lent, et al., 2008; Porter & Umbach, 2006).”
Patterns of Persistence in Intended College Major with a Focus on STEM Majors. (2010, background): “…personality or person-environment fit (Allen & Robbins, 2008; Larson, Wei, Wu, Borgen, & Bailey, 2007; Leuwerke, Robbins, Sawyer, & Hovland, 2004; Porter & Umbach, 2006; Wessel, Ryan, & Oswald, 2008), previous academic performance (Allen & Robbins, 2008; Leuwerke et al., 2004; Trusty, 2002;…”
STEMulating Interest: A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Out-of-School Time on Student STEM Interest (2016, background): “Gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status (SES) are widely recognized indicators of STEM interest, when measured by one’s choice of college major (Porter & Umbach, 2006).”
Prediction of College Major Persistence Based on Vocational Interests, Academic Preparation, and First-Year Academic Performance (2008, background): “We now know that interests affect both choice of entering major (Porter and Umbach 2006) and the likelihood of persisting in major.”
Non-response in student surveys: The Role of Demographics, Engagement and Personality (2005, background): “Furthermore, since personality has also been shown to be a strong predictor of student major choice (Porter and Umbach, 2002), we must be aware that survey measures related to majors, for example satisfaction with a field of study or participation in laboratory courses, will be biased.”
Why Students Choose STEM Majors (2013, background): “Many prior studies focused solely on math achievement when examining the influence of high school experience on student interest and entrance into STEM fields (e.g., Crisp et al., 2009; Porter & Umbach, 2006).”