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Choking under pressure: When an additional positive stereotype affects performance for domain identified male mathematics students

Rosenthal, H.E.S.; Crisp, R.J.

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H.E.S. Rosenthal



Abstract

This research aimed to establish if the presentation of two positive stereotypes would result in choking under pressure for identified male mathematics students. Seventy-five 16 year old men, who had just commenced their AS-level study, were either made aware of their gender group membership (single positive stereotype), their school group membership (single positive stereotype) or both group memberships (dual stereotype) before being given a maths test. Analysis revealed that male students who studied maths (identified) underperformed in the dual stereotype condition, compared to both single stereotyped conditions, in line with the choking under pressure hypothesis. In comparison, no such effect was found for male non-maths students (disidentified), suggesting that choking under pressure only occurs for individuals for whom the group membership is important to their self-perception.

Citation

Rosenthal, H., & Crisp, R. (2007). Choking under pressure: When an additional positive stereotype affects performance for domain identified male mathematics students. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 22(3), 317-326. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03173429

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Sep 1, 2007
Deposit Date Jun 5, 2007
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal European Journal of Psychology of Education
Print ISSN 0256-2928
Electronic ISSN 1878-5174
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 22
Issue 3
Pages 317-326
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03173429
Keywords Choking under pressure, Mathematics, Positive stereotypes, Stereotype lift, Threat.

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