Reducing stereotype threat by blurring intergroup boundaries

被引:99
作者
Rosenthal, HES [1 ]
Crisp, RJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Birmingham, Sch Psychol, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England
关键词
stereotype threat; social categorization; math performance; career preference; gender differences;
D O I
10.1177/0146167205281009
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The authors aimed to establish whether interventions designed to reduce intergroup bias could be applied to the stereotype threat domain. In three experiments, the hypothesis was tested that blurring intergroup boundaries would reduce stereotype threat. In the first study, it was found that female participants who thought about characteristics shared between the genders tended to show less preference for stereotypical female careers than did participants in the baseline condition. In. Experiment 2, participants who thought. about overlapping characteristics answered more math questions correctly compared to a baseline group and Participants who thought, about differences between the genders. In experiment 3, a. specific threat manipulation was included. Participants who completed the overlapping characteristics task before receiving the threat completed significantly more math questions correctly than did participants in the baseline and threat conditions. The findings support the idea that interventions designed to reduce intergroup bias can be applied successfully in the reduction of stereotype threat.
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页码:501 / 511
页数:11
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