STEREOTYPE INFLUENCE · How and when do negative stereotypes about women's math ability affect their performance?
6РП — Действия „Мария Кюри“
- Период
- 2006-10-18 → 2008-04-17
- Финансиране от ЕС
- 125 115 €
- Участници
- 2
- Схема
- OIF
Линиите свързват координатора с партньорите. За проекти отпреди 2014 г. CORDIS не винаги дава точни координати. Тези точки са на ниво град или държава.
Накратко на български
Отрицателните стереотипи за математическите способности на жените влияят на резултатите им, например когато се напомни за тях преди тест. Разбирането на този механизъм помага да се открият стратегии за справяне с тревожността и подобряване на представянето.
Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.
Резултати накратко
Final Activity Report Summary - STEREOTYPE INFLUENCE (How and when do negative stereotypes about women's math ability affect their performance?)
The goal of this project was to understand gender differences in mathematics performance using the stereotype threat theory. According to this theory, when stereotypes are made relevant in a test-taking situation, the target individual may fear being viewed through the negative lens of the stereotype. This evaluative threat creates an extra pressure that hampers his/her performance. Results showed that females who are reminded of the gender differences existing in math performed lower than females who were not reminded of the stereotype, replicating the stereotype threat effect. Moreover, our research also identified a strategy that may enable people to cope with stereotype threat: focusing on avoiding performing lower than others. Although this focus has generally detrimental consequences on performance - we showed that it does so by generating physiological anxiety - an important finding of this project is that in the particular situation of being threatened by a negative in-group stereotype, endorsing an avoidance goal may have positive consequences on performance.
Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
Цел на проекта
The goal of this project is to understand gender inequalities in science in an interdisciplinary perspective integrating social psychology and physiology. Providing equal opportunities between women and men is a specific task of EU, and this project addresses this European policy.It is argued that gender inequalities result from the influence of gender stereotypes according to which science is reserved to men. This project is aimed to investigate the stereotype threat theory, according to which when stereo types are made relevant in a test-taking situation, target individuals may fear being viewed through the negative lens of the stereotype.This evaluative threat creates an extra pressure that hampers their performance. Specifically, this project will examine the mediators of this phenomenon, which are still unknown, by investigating physiological measures of threat and integrating the stereotype threat and the achievement goal theories (Study 1).Then the conditions leading to stereotype threat or stereotype reactance effect, which occurs when stereotyped individuals outperform non-stereotyped individuals, will be examined (Study 2). Some studies showed that stereotype threat may occur only when the activation of stereotypes is implicit.This investigation is useful to identify the strategies enabling people to cope with negative stereotypes. Experimental methodologies will be used to manipulate the activation of negative stereotypes relative to math ability of women. The effects of this manipulation will be examined on performance on a math test and on several potential mediators measured by self-reports and cardiovascular indices.This project will give an international dimension to the career of the researcher by giving her the opportunity to work in an American laboratory that is specialist of psychology of stigma and psychophysiology. This will give the researcher a high scientific quality and the opportunity to develop international collaborations.
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
Участници
- UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER - GRENOBLE 1 · GRENOBLEКоординаторФранция
- DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA · SANTA BARBARAНиво градСъединени щати
Връзки
Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз