Dr Chuma Owuamalam chuma.k.owuamalam@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor
We investigated the effect of beliefs about how one expects one’s group to be viewed by a dominant outgroup (i.e. meta-stereotypes) on disadvantaged group members’ employability beliefs. Grounded in the research on stereotype threat, we hypothesised that activating negative meta-stereotypes would undermine employability beliefs of members of disadvantaged groups because such beliefs threaten group members’ state self-esteem. In particular, we expected that an effect of negative meta-stereotyping on employability beliefs that is explained by momentary self-doubts would be particularly evident among members whose dispositional self-esteem is high rather than low to begin with. Taken jointly, results from a correlational study (N = 80) and an experimental one (N = 56) supported these hypotheses. The discussion focuses on the implications of our findings for mobility into the workplace among members of disadvantaged groups.
Owuamalam, C. K., & Zagefka, H. (2014). On the psychological barriers to the workplace: When and why metastereotyping undermines employability beliefs of women and ethnic minorities. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 20(4), 521-528. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037645
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 24, 2014 |
Publication Date | 2014-10 |
Deposit Date | Dec 6, 2023 |
Journal | Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology |
Print ISSN | 1099-9809 |
Electronic ISSN | 1939-0106 |
Publisher | American Psychological Association |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 20 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 521-528 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037645 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1983751 |
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