Gender, stereotype threat, and anxiety: Psychophysiological and cognitive evidence

Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 109-138

  Osborne, Jason W ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Anxiety; Gender; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954568776     PISSN: 16995880     EISSN: 16962095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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