Exploring the moderating role of context on the mathematics performance of females under stereotype threat: A meta-analysis

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 299-333

  Picho, Katherine ^a   Rodriguez, Ariel ^b   Finnie, Lauren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Hartford   (Israel)

Author keywords

females; mathematics; meta analysis; stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876149683     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2012.737380     Document Type: Article

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