TY - JOUR
T1 - Calculus GPA and Math Identification as Moderators of Stereotype Threat in Highly Persistent Women
AU - Steinberg, Julia R.
AU - Okun, Morris A.
AU - Aiken, Leona S.
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - The present research tested whether the effect of stereotype threat on calculus performance was moderated by calculus GPA and math identification in advanced undergraduate women majoring in science, technology, and engineering (STEM) fields. Women (n = 102) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions-stereotype threat, gender equivalence, or no mention (of gender). Confirming stereotype threat theory, at high levels of calculus GPA and math identification, women performed the worst in the stereotype threat condition, intermediate in the gender equivalence condition, and best in the no mention condition. Strategies to counter the inimical effects of stereotype threat are discussed.
AB - The present research tested whether the effect of stereotype threat on calculus performance was moderated by calculus GPA and math identification in advanced undergraduate women majoring in science, technology, and engineering (STEM) fields. Women (n = 102) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions-stereotype threat, gender equivalence, or no mention (of gender). Confirming stereotype threat theory, at high levels of calculus GPA and math identification, women performed the worst in the stereotype threat condition, intermediate in the gender equivalence condition, and best in the no mention condition. Strategies to counter the inimical effects of stereotype threat are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/01973533.2012.727319
DO - 10.1080/01973533.2012.727319
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84869193708
SN - 0197-3533
VL - 34
SP - 534
EP - 543
JO - Basic and Applied Social Psychology
JF - Basic and Applied Social Psychology
IS - 6
ER -