Testing Stereotype Threat Theory Predictions for Math Majors by Gender

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shonna D. Waters ◽  
Michael J. Cullen ◽  
Paul R. Sackett
Keyword(s):  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Stereotype Threat Theory ◽  
Threat Theory

scholarly journals Women on the edge of a breakthrough? A stereotype threat theory of women’s angel investing

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 768-797
Author(s):  
Richard T Harrison ◽  
Tiago Botelho ◽  
Colin M Mason
Keyword(s):  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Stereotype Threat Theory ◽  
Angel Investing ◽  
Mixed Networks ◽  
Angel Investment ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
And Training ◽  
Threat Theory ◽  
Research And Policy

The extent to which women participate in the angel investment market has become an important topic of research and policy interest. Based on UK survey data, we demonstrate that there are systematic but not unequivocal differences between women and men investors on a number of key investor and investment characteristics. We also report indicative evidence that members of women-only networks do differ from women who join mixed networks. Drawing on these results, we develop a stereotype threat theory perspective on women’s angel investing which highlights the cues, consequences, outcomes and responses to stereotype threat. Specifically, we theorise that stereotype threat influences women’s widely reported lower participation in the angel investment market. In addition, stereotype threat theory helps explain both women’s overall active involvement in the angel investment market and their participation in women-only investor networks. We conclude that there is a case for women-only angel networks and training programmes to mitigate the performance and participation consequences of stereotype threat.

Stereotype threat as a psychological feature of work–life conflict

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 302-320
Author(s):  
Andrea L. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Family Caregiving ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Stereotype Threat Theory ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Threat Theory ◽  
Work Life Conflict

Much remains unknown about the boundary conditions of stereotype threat and the factors that influence how it manifests in various domains. In particular, non-performance-related responses to stereotype threat have been relatively neglected, and little is known about stereotype threats in domains where group membership is less stable over the life course. Using both correlational and experimental methods, these studies use the work–life conflict domain to contribute to stereotype threat theory along these dimensions. Studies 1 and 2 demonstrated that stereotype threat based on caregiver status predicts increased use of coping strategies that involve sacrifices in work productivity, family caregiving, and personal well-being. Studies 1 through 3 suggest that formal flexibility accommodation policies (such as the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993) may not be an effective intervention in stereotype threat in the work–life conflict domain; providing informal social cues of support for employees with caregiving responsibilities, however, may be effective.

scholarly journals Stereotype Threat in Black College Students Across Many Operationalizations

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick S. Forscher ◽  
Valerie Jones Taylor ◽  
Daniel Cavagnaro ◽  
Neil Anthony Lewis ◽  
Erin Michelle Buchanan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
The United States ◽  
Black College ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
Black College Students ◽  
Negative Group ◽  
Student Sample ◽  
Stereotype Threat Theory ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Threat Theory

According to stereotype threat theory, the possibility of confirming a negative group stereotype evokes feelings of threat, leading people to underperform in domains where they are stereotyped as lacking ability. This theory has immense theoretical and practical implications. However, many studies supporting it include small samples and varying operational definitions of “stereotype threat”. We address the first challenge by leveraging a network of psychology labs to recruit a large Black student sample (Nanticipated = 2700) from multiple US sites (Nanticipated = 27). We address the second challenge by identifying three threat-increasing and three threat-decreasing procedures that could plausibly affect performance and use an adaptive Bayesian design to determine which operationalization yields the strongest evidence for underperformance. This project should advance our knowledge of a scientifically and socially important topic: the conditions under which stereotype threat affects performance among current Black students in the United States.

Does the Effect of Stereotypes in Older People Depend Upon Task Intensity?

2021 ◽  
pp. 016402752110206
Author(s):  
Maxime Deshayes ◽  
Raphaël Zory ◽  
Rémi Radel ◽  
Corentin Clément-Guillotin
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Task Difficulty ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Perceived Effort ◽  
Stereotype Threat Theory ◽  
Threat Theory ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Muscular Effort

This study examined the effect of negative and positive stereotypes on the strength produced by older adults at different perceived effort intensities, reflecting different levels of task difficulty. Fifty older women were randomly assigned to a positive stereotype, a negative stereotype, or a control condition. Before (T1) and after (T2) the stereotype manipulation, they were asked to perform a voluntary isometric contraction at a level of muscular effort that corresponded to four perceived effort intensities (“easy,” “moderate,” hard” and “very hard”). Results showed that participants attained greater strength during the easy and hard tasks after exposure to both positive and negative stereotypes. At the moderate and very hard intensities, stereotype induction did not significantly change the strength from the baseline performance. While these results are not fully in line with the stereotype threat theory, they provide evidence that task difficulty could modulate the effect of aging stereotypes during physical tasks.

scholarly journals The Role of Teacher–Pupil Relations in Stereotype Threat Effects in Flemish Secondary Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (10) ◽  
pp. 1551-1580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ward Nouwen ◽  
Noel Clycq
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Stereotype Threat Theory ◽  
Threat Theory

This study aims to test stereotype threat theory hypotheses using a pupil survey database from Flemish urban secondary education characterized by a stratified tracking system. We relate these systemic features to stereotype threat effects by adding teacher–pupil relations to our analyses. Our results show that stigmatized groups—ethnic minority pupils in vocational education—experience the most negative teacher–pupil relations. To protect their academic self-concept from stereotype threat, they are also most vulnerable to psychological disengagement, discounting negative teacher feedback, and to disidentification from education. Moreover, teacher–pupil relations play an important role in explaining stereotype threat effects.

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