Signaling Threat

By M. Murphy, C. Steele, James J. Gross. Psychology Science, 2007

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Subfields: Literature and Literary Theory, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Self-Affirmation: Understanding the Effects (2013, background): “…such as occurs for minorities who are stereotyped in educational settings (Steele, 1997), they tend to become more vigilant (Cohen & Garcia, 2008; Murphy et al., 2007) about aspects of a situation that could indicate that they are at risk of being judged as a member of a stereotyped group…”
Fitting in to Move Forward (2017, background): “…are clearly gender-neutral (rather than stereotypically masculine; Cheryan et al., 2009), that showcase female peers and role models (Dennehy & Dasgupta, 2017; Murphy et al., 2007; Stout et al., 2011), or that emphasize effort and hard work over brilliance and innate talent (Smith et al., 2013).”
Women's underrepresentation in science: sociocultural and biological considerations. (2009, background): “In a recent study, Murphy, Steele, and Gross (2007) presented Stanford University undergraduate science majors videos that were either 50% male, 50% female or 75% male,25% female.”
Ingroup Experts and Peers as Social Vaccines Who Inoculate the Self-Concept: The Stereotype Inoculation Model (2011, background): “) increases women’s belonging and interest in participating in academic and professional events in STEM (e.g., Cheryan et al., 2011; Murphy et al., 2007).”
Messages about brilliance undermine women's interest in educational and professional opportunities (2018, background): “, a test, an interview; see Emerson & Murphy, 2015) or more explicitly signaling that women are underrepresented in this context (e.g., Inzlicht & BenZeev, 2000; Murphy et al., 2007) may lead women to become concerned about others' stereotyped judgments.”
Why do women opt out? Sense of belonging and women's representation in mathematics. (2012, background): “Although the potential impact of stereotype threat on belonging has been discussed in past studies (Murphy et al., 2007), this study is the first that we know of to track sense of belonging over time in a real-world setting, to demonstrate its sensitivity to stereotype threat and to show its impact…”
Fitting in or Opting Out: A Review of Key Social-Psychological Factors Influencing a Sense of Belonging for Women in Physics. (2016, background): “STEM? Murphy and colleagues [46] tested this hypothesis”