Education

Revisiting a basic question: does growing up in either female or male environment affect sex differences in academic strengths and occupational choices?

D. Fellman, R. Bränström, et al.

This intriguing study by Daniel Fellman, Richard Bränström, and Agneta Herlitz reveals how sibling dynamics influence academic strengths and career choices. With insights from Swedish register data, it uncovers the subtle effects of growing up with brothers and sisters on boys' occupational preferences, particularly in numerically demanding fields.

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Abstract

This study examined whether girls' and boys' academic strengths at age 16 and cognitive demands of their chosen occupation at age 35 are influenced by same or opposite-sex siblings. Using Swedish register data, two studies were conducted: Study 1 (3-sibling families, N=17,233) and Study 2 (2-sibling families, N=118,688). Both studies found that individuals' academic strengths were unaffected by sibship composition. Study 2 revealed that boys with a sister tended to choose more numerically demanding occupations than boys with a brother. Growing up in a more female or male environment did not significantly impact academic strengths or occupational choices, except for a small trend among boys.

Publisher

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications

Published On

Sep 29, 2021

Authors

Daniel Fellman, Richard Bränström, Agneta Herlitz

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