Modeling the impact of intrinsic coding interest on STEM career interest: evidence from senior high school students in two large Chinese cities

Abstract The problem motivating this study is the urgent need to explore antecedents of STEM career interest and growing importance coding in careers, coupled with unclear relationship between intrinsic interest. To narrow research gap, explores direct indirect effects on As a quantitative cross-sectional survey research, 669 students from three senior high schools two large Chinese cities were investigated. Applying structural equation modeling approach, instrument was validated hypotheses tested. findings articulate influence interest, self-efficacy perceptions coders detect mediating roles This affirms new theoretical model strong predictive power, accounting for 64% variance contributes theoretically practically limited literature coding-related