Entwicklung und Validierung eines Fragebogens zum Technikbezogenen Selbstkonzept (TSK): Eine gendersensitive Studie

In Germany, just like in most western industrialized countries, the workforce is still highly horizontally as well as vertically segregated: Women generally hold only a small proportion of managerial positions; engineering and computing can still be considered as male domains. In this article we present thetechnology-related self-concept as a new theoretical approach to analyze and understand technology-related attitudes, emotions, and behaviors, especially regarding vocational development. We developed and validated a standardized questionnaire to measure the technology-related self-concept in a differentiated, yet economical manner. To this end, we conducted a comprehensive qualitative (N?=?35) and quantitative (N ₁?=?916;N ₂?=?1142) study. Results show that the questionnaire possesses good psychometric properties. The reliability coefficients are good. The structure of the questionnaire, as postulated by the theoretical model, could be confirmed by means of confirmatory factor analysis. Correlation and regression analyses showed substantial relations with career success as external criterion. Furthermore, gender differences already known from related work were replicated in our study. Thus, construct and criterion validity can be considered satisfactory.