Logistic regression predicting career in academia versus nonacademia
Independent variables | Unstd. coeff. | Adj. sig. | Odds ratio | Effect size | Inverse odds ratio |
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T1 career interest in research, academia | 0.80 | 2.22 | (S) | ||
T1 career interest in nonacademic research | 0.30 | 1.35 | - | ||
T1 career interest in science-related nonresearch | −0.60 | ** | 0.55 | (S) | 1.82 |
(Fac) PhD belongingness department/social | −0.22 | 0.80 | - | ||
T1 minus T2 interest change in research, academia | −0.31 | * | 0.74 | - | |
T1 minus T2 interest change in teaching, academia | 0.39 | 1.47 | - | ||
T1 minus T2 interest change in nonacademic research | 0.36 | 1.44 | - | ||
T1 minus T2 interest change in science nonresearch | −0.60 | ** | 0.55 | (S) | 1.82 |
(Fac) Postdoc advisor relationship | −0.15 | 0.86 | - | ||
Postdoc support, faculty at primary institution | 0.28 | 1.32 | - | ||
Postdoc career advice, advisor | −0.53 | ** | 0.59 | (S) | 1.69 |
Postdoc career advice, institution | −0.42 | * | 0.66 | (S) | 1.52 |
Years it took to complete PhD? | −0.13 | 0.88 | - | ||
Years since completed PhD | 0.09 | 1.09 | - | ||
First-author publication rate | 0.54 | 1.72 | (S) | ||
Important aspects of careers: high autonomy | 0.87 | ** | 2.38 | (S) | |
Important aspects of careers: work–life balance | −0.46 | 0.63 | (S) | ||
Important aspects of careers: job security | 0.92 | ** | 2.51 | (M) | |
Important aspects of careers: monetary compensation | −1.91 | *** | 0.15 | (L) | 6.67 |
Important aspects of careers: varied, diverse work | −1.06 | ** | 0.35 | (M) | 2.86 |
(Fac) Like structural aspects of academia | 1.00 | *** | 2.72 | (M) | |
(Fac) Like academic teaching/mentoring | 0.41 | * | 1.50 | (S) | |
Career goal changed? No, still is research-based | 1.15 | 3.17 | (M) | ||
Career goal changed? Yes, changed from research | −0.10 | 0.90 | - | ||
Gender | 0.40 | 1.50 | (S) | ||
(Fac) Postdoc belongingness department/social | 0.11 | 1.11 | - | ||
PD support, faculty at primary institution | 0.75 | *** | 2.12 | (S) | |
Gender BY (Fac) PD belongingness department/social | −0.64 | * | 0.53 | (S) | 1.89 |
Gender BY PD support, faculty at primary institution | −0.41 | 0.66 | (S) |
Results of logistic regression predicting whether respondents were in academic or nonacademic positions. Full equation statistics: n = 781; accuracy = 89%; likelihood ratio test χ2 = 566.29; and p = 0.0000. (Fac), variable is a result of factor analysis; Unstd. coeff., unstandardized coefficient; Adj. sig., FDR-adjusted significance. Effect sizes are labeled when they reach at least “small” size. S, small effect size; M, medium effect size; L, large effect size.
↵* p < 0.05.
↵** p < 0.01.
↵*** p < 0.001.