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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"identity threat"”.
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Gender Identity Threat in Same and Mixed-Gender Negotiations: Speech Accommodation and Relational Outcomes
… salient in evaluative contexts this can induce identity threat--the apprehension about being judged on the basis of stereotypes (Steele & Aronson, 1995). The current studies examine how identity threat affects speech communication processes, relational connection, and instrumental outcomes in …
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Exploring Social Identity Threat and Safety Cues for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Pansexual, and Queer Cisgender Women in OB/GYN Care
… health care cultures may signal social identity threat for LGBPQ-CW that may undermine their health care engagement and outcomes. In three online studies, I examined the effects of two heterosexist cultures (i.e., gender essentialism and pronatalism) as well as two potentially …
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From the Mouths of Men: A Model of Men's Perception of Social Identity Threat Toward Women in the Workplace and Endorsement of Identity Safety Behaviors
… a moderated mediation model where social identity complexity was hypothesized to predict endorsement of identity safety behaviors intended to mitigate social identity threat for women in a male-dominated work context. Male awareness of systemic social identity threats for women was …
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Beyond Backlash: Reducing Resistance and Generating Support in Response to Diversity Initiatives Through Opening Identity Tactics
… researchers are recognizing that dominant social identity threat towards diversity initiatives can result in backlash, researchers have paid limited attention to how dominant social identity threat can be in service of support for diversity. This dissertation considers how identity exploration …
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Under Threat: An Empirical Test of the Social Identity Theory of Psychological Safety
… safety theory makes little mention of identity, in two studies, I empirically tested a recently developed social identity theory of psychological safety. According to the theory, identity-contingent cues in an individual’s environment activate social identity threat, reducing …
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Caught up in red tape : bureaucratic hassles undermine sense of belonging in college among first generation students
… cues can create experiences of social identity threat, or the concern that one might be devalued or excluded on the basis of their group membership - among underrepresented and stigmatized students (e.g. first-generation college students). However, previous work focuses on cues relevant …
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Predictors of Self-Injurious Behaviors: A Person by Situation Analysis of Health-Compromising Behavior
… combined effects of participant sex, masculine identity threat, and gender role orientation on self-injurious behavior. Gender role orientation was measured using the Bem Sex-Role Inventory during a mass screening and during the laboratory session participants either received a masculine threat …
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First generation college students' perception of parental attitudes: An exploratory study
… which is constructing a potential buffer against identity threat that many first generation college students face while on campus. Through eleven case studies, this work examines the roles of parental support of first generation college students as well as both parents’ and participants’ views of …
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Dress to Repress: Exploring How Dress Codes & Norms Harm Black Women in the Workplace
… and could choose to deliberately express their identity through their hairstyle. Across two studies, I examine whether dress codes and norms targeting natural Black hairstyling habits lead to threats to authenticity and identity safety, in turn leading to negative organizational outcomes. A …
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The role of reactance and positive emotions in persuasive health messages: refining the theory of psychological reactance and the politeness theory and testing the theories of positive emotions
… psychological reactance as a function of threats to positive identity above and beyond threats to freedom and 2) by examining the role of positive emotions. An online survey recruited 478 students from undergraduate courses at several universities in the U.S. The study included a 2 (high …
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The impact of social influences on a woman's sense of self
… time stayat- home mothers and have experienced identity challenges as a result. Through the interpretative phenomenological analysis of interviews with eight full-time stay-athome mothers this study seeks to understand how the decision to be a stay-at-home mother may impact upon a woman's …
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Counter-stories of First-Generation Latinx Alumnae: A Critical Race Theory Analysis
… experiences. These experiences included identity-threat, microaggressions, and the enactment of White privilege. Additionally, their counter-stories contradict majoritarian stories concerning first-generation students and their families, as well as institutional values of fairness, …
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Using Affirmation Theory to Further Understand the Distinction between the Individual Self and the Collective Self
… such that operating at the collective level of identity leads one to be more biased, defensive, and hostile than when operating at the individual level of identity. One area of research where this distinction is particularly apparent is that of identity threat and affirmation theory. Although …
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Benefits of belonging: Dynamic group identity as a protective resource against psychological threat
In the face of identity threat, how do people who belong to devalued groups protect themselves from negative outcomes, like poor health and performance? This research focuses on how devalued identities can be harnessed and used to combat vulnerability to poor outcomes. Social identities are central …
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Exploring Social Identity Complexity and the Possible Impact on Stereotype Threat
<p>Stereotype threat is the fear of confirming as self-characteristic, a negative stereotype associated with a specific social identity that can hinder performance (Steele & Aronson, 1995). It is hypothesized that one way to protect against stereotype threat is to increase the availability of …
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Men Don't Care While Women Find it Unfair: Exploring the Harmful Consequences of Illegal Interview Questions on Women's Reactions
… marital status or children) may be particularly threatening for female applicants. Justice and social identity theory were used to explain the applicant reactions to illegal interview questions in this study. Participants were randomly assigned to one of four hypothetical interview conditions – a …
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A multifaceted approach to understand highly-identified fans’ experiences of sport activism
… consumption levels. Chapter 2b utilized social identity theory and social identity complexity to examine fans’ experiences of sport activism via their social identities. Participants interpreted the BLM protests through their multiple identities, informing their response to the intersection of …
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Public Perception of Socio-Scientific Issues Do You Decide Based on Your Education, Your Experience or Reading the News?
… by such issues are compromise to privacy and identity, threat to the workforce due to automation, and potential changes to the human genome. To better understand SSI-related decision making, it is important to understand the public perception of SSIs, while also including opinions of rural …
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“All Men Are Created Equal?”: Insights and Implications of Intersectional Precarious Manhood
… gender (men/manhood/masculinity) as relates to identity threat. PMT posits that manhood is rooted in the common cultural belief that boys earn their manhood through social efforts that exhibit significant power, strength, and endurance (Gilmore, 1990). However, manhood can be retracted after it …
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Identity at Work: Balancing Demographic-related Identity in the Workplace and the Impact on Extra-role Behaviors and Turnover Intentions
… I examine the relationship between perceived threats to these demographic-related identities and work-related attitudes and behavior, specifically turnover intentions, and extra-role behaviors. I also explore moderating (degree of demographic-related identity centrality) and mediating …
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