Claiming the Validity of Negative In-group Stereotypes When Foreseeing a Challenge
A Self-handicapping Account
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15411698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hakkyun Kim (0000-0002-7747-5392, Concordia University), Kyoungmi Lee (0000-0002-0540-9919, Yonsei University, corresponding author), Ying-Yi Hong (0000-0003-3172-9243, Nanyang Technological University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 285-303 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Self and Identity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15298868.2011.561560 |
| OpenAlex | W2116148422 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 61 |
This research proposes a self-handicapping process in which people proactively endorse negative in-group stereotypes when there is the prospect of failure in a task. In Experiment 1, we found that women were more likely to endorse the math-gender stereotype stigmatizing their gender group when they anticipated a difficult versus easy math task. In Experiment 2, the same pattern was observed among men stigmatized with relatively poor verbal skills. In Experiment 3, we found that such a self-handicapping tendency was most prominent among individuals with high trait self-esteem, who are presumably more motivated to maintain self-esteem versus those with low trait self-esteem. All together, these results suggest that endorsing negative in-group stereotypes can be used as an anticipatory coping mechanism, occurring even before receiving failure feedback in the presence of a high risk of failure
Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Self-esteem · Stereotype (UML · Stereotype threat · Task (project management · Trait · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |