%0 Journal Article %1 citeulike:6452209 %A Inzlicht, M. %A Aronson, J. %A Good, C. %A McKay, L. %D 2006 %J Journal of Experimental Social Psychology %K ingroup_outgroup minority stereotypes threat %N 3 %P 323--336 %R 10.1016/j.jesp.2005.05.005 %T A particular resiliency to threatening environments☆ %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2005.05.005 %V 42 %X Being in the numerical minority can impair intellectual performance. We suggest, however, that these negative effects need not extend to everyone because some people—specifically high self-monitors—can overcome the effects of situationally activated stereotypes. In two studies, we manipulated the race/sex composition of small groups and assessed intellectual performance. Results revealed that: (a) self-monitoring moderated the effects of group-composition on performance, such that it was positively related to performance in stressful minority settings, (b) the number of out-group members in a group caused a linear effect on performance that differed for high and low self-monitors, and (c) stereotype activation mediated self-monitoring's moderating effect on performance. Thus, high self-monitors may be resilient to threatening environments because they react to negative stereotypes with increased (and not decreased) performance. We discuss these results in relation to theories of inter-group contact, stereotype threat, and stress and coping.

@article{citeulike:6452209, abstract = {{Being in the numerical minority can impair intellectual performance. We suggest, however, that these negative effects need not extend to everyone because some people—specifically high self-monitors—can overcome the effects of situationally activated stereotypes. In two studies, we manipulated the race/sex composition of small groups and assessed intellectual performance. Results revealed that: (a) self-monitoring moderated the effects of group-composition on performance, such that it was positively related to performance in stressful minority settings, (b) the number of out-group members in a group caused a linear effect on performance that differed for high and low self-monitors, and (c) stereotype activation mediated self-monitoring's moderating effect on performance. Thus, high self-monitors may be resilient to threatening environments because they react to negative stereotypes with increased (and not decreased) performance. We discuss these results in relation to theories of inter-group contact, stereotype threat, and stress and coping.}}, added-at = {2010-11-30T22:39:03.000+0100}, author = {Inzlicht, M. and Aronson, J. and Good, C. and McKay, L.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/23ead587f46a4d9f4b0fbfa4129e39500/smatthiesen}, citeulike-article-id = {6452209}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2005.05.005}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022103105000739}, doi = {10.1016/j.jesp.2005.05.005}, interhash = {557d3226a0d681651494012930589cd1}, intrahash = {3ead587f46a4d9f4b0fbfa4129e39500}, issn = {00221031}, journal = {Journal of Experimental Social Psychology}, keywords = {ingroup_outgroup minority stereotypes threat}, month = May, number = 3, pages = {323--336}, posted-at = {2009-12-28 13:26:39}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2010-12-01T23:11:19.000+0100}, title = {{A particular resiliency to threatening environments☆}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2005.05.005}, volume = 42, year = 2006 }