Effect of stereotype threats on negative basic and self-conscious emotions
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2024.10.012
- VernacularTitle:刻板印象威胁对负性基本情绪和自我意识情绪的影响
- Author:
Qing CHEN
1
;
Yufang ZHAO
Author Information
1. 西南大学心理学部,重庆 400715
- Keywords:
stereotype threat;
basic emotions;
self-conscious emotions;
self-concept threat;
group-concept threat
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2024;38(10):908-914
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To examine the effect of stereotype threats on negative basic and self-conscious emo-tions among university students.Methods:Using gender-mathematics stereotype threat as the threatening scenario,this research recruited female university students who were not majoring in mathematics or psychology.Experiment 1(n=162)manipulated stereotype threat,while Experiment 2 manipulated self-concept threat(Experiment 2a,n=143)and group-concept threat(Experiment 2b,n=146),respectively,based on the multi-threat frame-work.Negative basic emotions(anger/irritable,fear)and self-conscious emotions(shame,guilt)were assessed.Results:Participants in the stereotype threat group demonstrated higher scores in negative basic and self-conscious emotions compared to those in the non-stereotype threat group(Ps＜0.05).Individuals in the self-con-cept threat group exhibited higher scores in negative basic and self-conscious emotions than those in the no self-con-cept threat group(Ps＜0.05).Individuals in the group-concept threat group displayed lower scores in negative basic and self-conscious emotions compared to those in the no group-concept threat group(Ps＜0.05).Conclusion:This study suggests that the emotional effects of stereotype threat may vary depending on the type of threat.
