Dealing with negative stereotypes in sports: the role of cognitive anxiety when multiple identities are activated in sensorimotor tasks.

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Martiny, Sarah E. Gleibs, Ilka H. Parks-Stamm, Elizabeth J. Martiny-Huenger, Torsten Dorrough, Angela Rachael Harter, Anna Lena Roth, Jenny Phil.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Based on research on stereotype threat and multiple identities, this work explores the beneficial effects of activating a positive social identity when a negative identity is salient on women's performance in sports. Further, in line with research on the effects of anxiety in sports, we investigate whether the activation of a positive social identity buffers performance from cognitive anxiety associated with a negative stereotype. Two experiments tested these predictions in field settings. Experiment 1 (N = 83) shows that the simultaneous activation of a positive (i.e., member of a soccer team) and a negative social identity (i.e., woman) led to better performance than the activation of only a negative social identity for female soccer players. Experiment 2 (N = 46) demonstrates that identity condition moderated the effect of cognitive anxiety on performance for female basketball players. Results are discussed concerning multiple identities' potential for dealing with stressful situations.
Starting Page	690
Ending Page	692
Page Count	3
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://munin.uit.no/bitstream/handle/10037/8920/article.pdf;jsessionid=95ED29029EDAC6D21235F3CF32485F7B?sequence=2
PubMed reference number	26442769v1
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2014-0284
DOI	10.1123/jsep.2014-0284
Journal	Journal of sport & exercise psychology
Volume Number	37
Issue Number	4
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Anxiety Disorders Buffers Cognition Disorders Sense of identity (observable entity) Sports Stereotypic Movement Disorder
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article