The effect of stereotype threat on student-athlete math performance

作者：Riciputi Shaina; Erdal Kristi^*

来源：Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2017, 32: 54-57.

DOI：10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.06.003

• Stereotype threat
• Student athlete
• Identity
• Task performance
• Competing identities

Objectives: To assess whether a subtle stereotype threat of student-athletes would cause a decrease in both academic effort and performance.
Design: A 2 (Male/Female) x 2 (Athlete Prime/No Athlete Prime) design was used to assess effort and performance on a math test.
Method: A subtle threat manipulation was used to prime half of 60 NCAA Division III student-athletes with their athletic identity prior to taking a difficult math test.
Results: Supporting the hypotheses, student-athletes who were primed with their athletic identity attempted significantly fewer problems and received lower mean math scores than those who were not primed. Contrary to hypotheses, gender did not impact effort or performance, and there was no evidence of buffering effects of priming non-athlete identities.
Conclusions: The results of this experiment provide evidence for stereotype threat effects across genders and into Division III athletes, which potentially impact student-athlete academic performance.

• 出版日期2017-9