Development of the Academic Stereotype Threat Inventory.(ARTICLES)(Report)

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, April, 2008 by Pseekos, A. Chantelle

Students' performance on academic tests is influenced by their beliefs about relevant stereotypes (e.g., Aronson, Fried, & Good, 2002; Stangor, Carr, & Kiang, 1998; Steele, Spencer, & Aronson, 2002). As described by Steele et al., stereotype threat refers to the process through which a negative stereotype about a group to which one belongs becomes salient during a performance situation. Stereotype threat is a situational threat that is influenced by an individual's social identities (e.g., gender, race) and previous exposure to stereotypes concerning a variety of contexts (Steele et al., 2002). An individual who is susceptible to this threat has been previously exposed to a negative group stereotype and is in a situation that evokes this stereotype, activating beliefs...

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