An examination of stereotype threat effects on girls' mathematics performance

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1886-1897

  Ganley, Colleen M ^a   Mingle, Leigh A ^a   Ryan, Allison M ^b   Ryan, Katherine ^a   Vasilyeva, Marina ^c   Perry, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Mathematics performance; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84884916274     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031412     Document Type: Article

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