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Field name	Details
Nuova numerazione	75790
Collocazione	UPS BIBL CENTR 39-C-765
Autore	WEBER, S.
Titolo	Stereotype threat and the cognitive performance of adolescent immigrants : the role of cultural identity strength. Parte componente di periodico
Descrizione fisica	pp. 71-81.
Nota generale	Estratto da: Contemporary Educational Psychology 2015, 42.
Riassunto	In many world regions students with certain immigrant backgrounds under perform in educational settings. Theory and research suggest that this achievement gap could be partially explained by stereotype threat. Stereotype threat is a detrimental psychological state that inhibits individuals who belong to a negatively stereotyped group at times of learning and performance. The aim of this work was to examine both the influence of students' residence culture identity strength and ethnic identity strength on their cognitive performance under threat. Two experimental studies, conducted in European secondary schools, are reported. Experiment 1 (N = 132) showed that in a situation of explicit stereotype threat, high identification of immigrants with their residence culture predicted better cognitive performance, independently of ethnic identity strength. Residence culture identity strength was unrelated to cognitive performance in a control condition or a more implicit threat condition. Experiment 2 (N = 152) included an experimental manipulation of residence culture identity strength. The results show that highlighting similarities with the residence culture (vs. highlighting differences) positively influences immigrant students' performance under threat. This research connects the stereotype threat framework with acculturation research, and points at ways to increase the educational achievement of immigrant students.
Tipo di documento	RICERCA.
Soggetto	STEREOTIPO.
	IDENTITÀ.
	IMMIGRAZIONE.
	SVILUPPO.
	ATTITUDINI.
	ADOLESCENTI.
	DIFFERENZA CULTURALE.
	AUSTRIA.
Ambito	Psicologico
Autore Secondario	APPEL, A.E.
Autore Secondario	KRONBERG, J.
Titolo correlato	Contemporary Educational Psychology 2015, 42.
Accesso online	http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2015-35571-007&lang=it&site=ehost-live

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Stereotype threat and the cognitive performance of adolescent immigrants : the role of cultural identity strength.